Rep. Rangel Earmarks Funds for His Own Building
Posted by wdporter on July 24, 2007
Rep. Rangel Earmarks Funds for His Own Building
New York Rep. Charles Rangel has been raising funds from taxpayers and corporations for a center in Harlem to be named after a prominent U.S. congressman – Charles Rangel.
The Democrat has quietly raised nearly $25 million for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at City College, located in a four-story Harlem building and aimed at steering low-income and minority students into politics, the New York Post reports.
Last week Rangel – chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee – pushed through a $2 million “earmark” in the House to serve as seed money for the project.
Corporate contributions so far include $10 million from insurance company AIG and $500,000 from the Verizon Foundation. Rangel’s committee has jurisdiction over taxes and trade, including corporate taxation.
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Some lawmakers consider it “unseemly” for Rangel to name a government-supported project after himself, according to the Post.
Rep. John Campbell, R-Ill., said: “I just don’t think it’s right for a member to donate taxpayer money to something with their name on it.”
New York Rep. Charles Rangel has been raising funds from taxpayers and corporations for a center in Harlem to be named after a prominent U.S. congressman – Charles Rangel.
The Democrat has quietly raised nearly $25 million for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at City College, located in a four-story Harlem building and aimed at steering low-income and minority students into politics, the New York Post reports.
Last week Rangel – chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee – pushed through a $2 million “earmark” in the House to serve as seed money for the project.
Corporate contributions so far include $10 million from insurance company AIG and $500,000 from the Verizon Foundation. Rangel’s committee has jurisdiction over taxes and trade, including corporate taxation.
Story Continues Below
Some lawmakers consider it “unseemly” for Rangel to name a government-supported project after himself, according to the Post.
Rep. John Campbell, R-Ill., said: “I just don’t think it’s right for a member to donate taxpayer money to something with their name on it.”
