Rangel’s Car Towed From Congressional Lot
09/19/2008 07:48 AM
By: NY1 News
A Mercedes belonging to Manhattan Representative Charles Rangel that was improperly parked in a congressional parking lot was towed Thursday afternoon.
The New York Post revealed that the Harlem Congressman left his 1972 silver Mercedes in a capitol garage for more than four years without license plates or proper registration.
House of Representatives rules forbid storing cars in the garage for more than 45 days.
The car was reportedly taken to a dealership to be serviced.
Also on Thursday, a House resolution to remove Rangel from his post as the head of the House Ways and Means Committee fell short. The vote fell largely along party lines.
The committee writes the nation’s tax laws.
Meantime, the House Ethics Committee announced yesterday it will convene next week to investigate questions of whether Rangel violated IRS and congressional rules.
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Maybe the uproar over this stupid comment will do more to remove Rangel from Ways and Means than his illegal acts will.
Which, though a good thing, would be a sad commentary on 21st century America.