Who stood by Charles Rangel, voting against censure
CrainsNew York.com writes: “On the darkest day of his four decades in Congress, Rep. Charles Rangel found a friend in Republican colleague Peter King of Long Island, who crossed party lines last week to vote against the censure that was ultimately meted out, 333-79.
They detailed the “Support for Mr. Rangel in the New York delegation was concentrated downstate, while upstate members were generally against him. Downstate exceptions included two Long Island Democrats, Reps. Timothy Bishop and Steve Israel, and outgoing Democratic Rep. Michael McMahon of Staten Island. Mr. McMahon was the only member of the city’s delegation to vote to censure Mr. Rangel, whose use of apartments at below-market rates, failure to pay taxes on a Dominican villa, and fundraising using congressional supplies landed him in the well of the House of Representatives.”
“I don’t believe the findings warrant the censure,” King said before the votes. “Censure is a very extreme penalty. If expulsion is [like] the death penalty, censure is life in prison.”
But Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), who chairs the ethics committee, and Republicans on the panel would not back down, arguing that Rangel had several chances to handle the matter differently and agree to settle for a reprimand, which the panel offered him back in July. Instead, Rangel chose to fight and opt for public trial.
The delusions of Rangel was shared on the floor of the House and repeated when he spoke o the media: “I know in my heart I’m not going to be judged by this Congress,” Rangel said after the 333-79 vote to censure the Congressman.
“I leave here knowing that everybody knows I’m an honest guy,” he added, speaking to reporters after vote for censure.
“Congressman Rangel violated the House rules, and for that I voted to reprimand him, because that was the appropriate response to the mistakes that he made,” New York Rep. Maurice Hinchey said in a prepared statement. “I stopped short of censure because that punishment has historically been applied in response to much more egregious violations made by Congressman Rangel.”
There were 77 Democrats and 2 Republicans who VOTED NO to the censure of Charles Rangel. An “X” vote denotes “not voting” – full list below.
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Assistant to the Speaker Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-Conn.) voted for censure. Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.), who will serve as vice chairman of the Democratic caucus in the next Congress, voted against censure.
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ALABAMA
Democrats — Bright, Y; Davis, Y.
Republicans — Aderholt, Y; Bachus, Y; Bonner, Y; Griffith, Y; Rogers, Y.
ALASKA
Republicans — Young, N.
ARIZONA
Democrats — Giffords, Y; Grijalva, N; Kirkpatrick, Y; Mitchell, Y; Pastor, N.
Republicans — Flake, Y; Franks, Y; Shadegg, Y.
ARKANSAS
Democrats — Berry, X; Ross, Y; Snyder, Y.
Republicans — Boozman, Y.
CALIFORNIA
Democrats — Baca, N; Becerra, N; Berman, Y; Capps, Y; Cardoza, Y; Chu, N; Costa, Y; Davis, Y; Eshoo, Y; Farr, Y; Filner, N; Garamendi, Y; Harman, Y; Honda, N; Lee, N; Lofgren, Zoe, Y; Matsui, Y; McNerney, Y; Miller, George, Y; Napolitano, N; Pelosi, X (the speaker by tradition often does not vote); Richardson, N; Roybal-Allard, N; Sanchez, Linda T., Y; Sanchez, Loretta, Y; Schiff, Y; Sherman, Y; Speier, Y; Stark, N; Thompson, Y; Waters, N; Watson, N; Waxman, Y; Woolsey, N.
Republicans — Bilbray, Y; Bono Mack, Y; Calvert, Y; Campbell, Y; Dreier, Y; Gallegly, Y; Herger, Y; Hunter, Y; Issa, X; Lewis, Y; Lungren, Daniel E., Y; McCarthy, Y; McClintock, Y; McKeon, Y; Miller, Gary, X; Nunes, Y; Radanovich, Y; Rohrabacher, Y; Royce, Y.
COLORADO
Democrats — DeGette, Y; Markey, Y; Perlmutter, Y; Polis, Y; Salazar, N.
Republicans — Coffman, Y; Lamborn, Y.
CONNECTICUT
Democrats — Courtney, Y; DeLauro, Y; Himes, Y; Larson, Y; Murphy, Y.
DELAWARE
Republicans — Castle, Y.
FLORIDA
Democrats — Boyd, X; Brown, Corrine, N; Castor, Y; Deutch, Y; Grayson, N; Hastings, X; Klein, Y; Kosmas, Y; Meek, X; Wasserman Schultz, Y.
Republicans — Bilirakis, Y; Brown-Waite, Ginny, X; Buchanan, X; Crenshaw, Y; Diaz-Balart, L., Y; Diaz-Balart, M., Y; Mack, Y; Mica, Y; Miller, Y; Posey, Y; Putnam, X; Rooney, Y; Ros-Lehtinen, Y; Stearns, Y; Young, Y.
GEORGIA
Democrats — Barrow, Y; Bishop, N; Johnson, N; Lewis, N; Marshall, Y; Scott, N.
Republicans — Broun, Y; Gingrey, Y; Graves, Y; Kingston, Y; Linder, Y; Price, Y; Westmoreland, Y.
HAWAII
Democrats — Hirono, N.
Republicans — Djou, Y.
IDAHO
Democrats — Minnick, Y.
Republicans — Simpson, Y.
ILLINOIS
Democrats — Bean, Y; Costello, Y; Davis, N; Foster, Y; Gutierrez, N; Halvorson, Y; Hare, Y; Jackson, N; Lipinski, Y; Quigley, Y; Rush, N; Schakowsky, Y.
Republicans — Biggert, Y; Johnson, Y; Manzullo, Y; Roskam, Y; Schock, Y; Shimkus, Y.
INDIANA
Democrats — Carson, N; Donnelly, Y; Ellsworth, Y; Hill, Y; Visclosky, Y.
Republicans — Burton, Y; Buyer, X; Pence, Y; Stutzman, Y.
IOWA
Democrats — Boswell, Y; Braley, Y; Loebsack, Y.
Republicans — King, Y; Latham, Y.
KANSAS
Democrats — Moore, N.
Republicans — Jenkins, Y; Moran, Y; Tiahrt, Y.
KENTUCKY
Democrats — Chandler, Y; Yarmuth, Y.
Republicans — Davis, Y; Guthrie, Y; Rogers, Y; Whitfield, Y.
LOUISIANA
Democrats — Melancon, N.
Republicans — Alexander, Y; Boustany, Y; Cao, Y; Cassidy, Y; Fleming, Y; Scalise, Y.
MAINE
Democrats — Michaud, Y; Pingree, Y.
MARYLAND
Democrats — Cummings, N; Edwards, N; Hoyer, Y; Kratovil, Y; Ruppersberger, Y; Sarbanes, Y; Van Hollen, Y.
Republicans — Bartlett, Y.
MASSACHUSETTS
Democrats — Capuano, Y; Delahunt, X; Frank, N; Lynch, Y; Markey, Y; McGovern, Y; Neal, Y; Olver, Y; Tierney, Y; Tsongas, Y.
MICHIGAN
Democrats — Conyers, N; Dingell, Y; Kildee, Y; Kilpatrick, N; Levin, N; Peters, Y; Schauer, Y; Stupak, N.
Republicans — Camp, Y; Ehlers, Y; Hoekstra, Y; McCotter, Y; Miller, Y; Rogers, Y; Upton, Y.
MINNESOTA
Democrats — Ellison, N; McCollum, Y; Oberstar, Y; Peterson, Y; Walz, Y.
Republicans — Bachmann, X; Kline, Y; Paulsen, Y.
MISSISSIPPI
Democrats — Childers, Y; Taylor, Y; Thompson, N.
Republicans — Harper, Y.
MISSOURI
Democrats — Carnahan, Y; Clay, N; Cleaver, N; Skelton, Y.
Republicans — Akin, Y; Blunt, Y; Emerson, Y; Graves, Y; Luetkemeyer, Y.
MONTANA
Republicans — Rehberg, Y.
NEBRASKA
Republicans — Fortenberry, Y; Smith, Y; Terry, Y.
NEVADA
Democrats — Berkley, Y; Titus, Y.
Republicans — Heller, Y.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Democrats — Hodes, Y; Shea-Porter, Y.
NEW JERSEY
Democrats — Adler, Y; Andrews, Y; Holt, Y; Pallone, Y; Pascrell, Y; Payne, N; Rothman, Y; Sires, Y.
Republicans — Frelinghuysen, Y; Garrett, Y; Lance, Y; LoBiondo, Y; Smith, Y.
NEW MEXICO
Democrats — Heinrich, Y; Lujan, Y; Teague, Y.
NEW YORK
Democrats — Ackerman, N; Arcuri, Y; Bishop, Y; Clarke, N; Crowley, N; Engel, N; Hall, Y; Higgins, Y; Hinchey, N; Israel, Y; Lowey, N; Maffei, Y; Maloney, N; McCarthy, Y; McMahon, Y; Meeks, N; Murphy, Y; Nadler, N; Owens, Y; Rangel, N; Serrano, N; Slaughter, N; Tonko, Y; Towns, N; Velazquez, N; Weiner, N.
Republicans — King, N; Lee, Y; Reed, Y.
NORTH CAROLINA
Democrats — Butterfield, N; Etheridge, Y; Kissell, Y; McIntyre, Y; Miller, Y; Price, Y; Shuler, X; Watt, N.
Republicans — Coble, Y; Foxx, Y; Jones, Y; McHenry, Y; Myrick, Y.
NORTH DAKOTA
Democrats — Pomeroy, Y.
OHIO
Democrats — Boccieri, Y; Driehaus, Y; Fudge, N; Kaptur, Y; Kilroy, Y; Kucinich, Y; Ryan, Y; Space, Y; Sutton, Y; Wilson, Y.
Republicans — Austria, Y; Boehner, Y; Jordan, Y; LaTourette, Y; Latta, Y; Schmidt, Y; Tiberi, Y; Turner, Y.
OKLAHOMA
Democrats — Boren, Y.
Republicans — Cole, Y; Fallin, X; Lucas, Y; Sullivan, Y.
OREGON
Democrats — Blumenauer, Y; DeFazio, X; Schrader, Y; Wu, Y.
Republicans — Walden, Y.
PENNSYLVANIA
Democrats — Altmire, Y; Brady, N; Carney, Y; Critz, Y; Dahlkemper, Y; Doyle, Y; Fattah, N; Holden, Y; Kanjorski, N; Murphy, Patrick, Y; Schwartz, Y; Sestak, Y.
Republicans — Dent, Y; Gerlach, Y; Murphy, Tim, Y; Pitts, Y; Platts, Y; Shuster, Y; Thompson, Y.
RHODE ISLAND
Democrats — Kennedy, N; Langevin, Y.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Democrats — Clyburn, N; Spratt, Y.
Republicans — Barrett, X; Brown, X; Inglis, X; Wilson, Y.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Democrats — Herseth Sandlin, Y.
TENNESSEE
Democrats — Cohen, Y; Cooper, Y; Davis, Y; Gordon, Y; Tanner, N.
Republicans — Blackburn, Y; Duncan, Y; Roe, Y; Wamp, Y.
TEXAS
Democrats — Cuellar, Y; Doggett, Y; Edwards, Y; Gonzalez, N; Green, Al, N; Green, Gene, Y; Hinojosa, N; Jackson Lee, N; Johnson, E. B., N; Ortiz, N; Reyes, N; Rodriguez, Y.
Republicans — Barton, Y; Brady, Y; Burgess, Y; Carter, Y; Conaway, Y; Culberson, Y; Gohmert, Y; Granger, X; Hall, Y; Hensarling, Y; Johnson, Sam, Y; Marchant, X; McCaul, Y; Neugebauer, Y; Olson, Y; Paul, Y; Poe, Y; Sessions, Y; Smith, Y; Thornberry, Y.
UTAH
Democrats — Matheson, Y.
Republicans — Bishop, Y; Chaffetz, Y.
VERMONT
Democrats — Welch, Y.
VIRGINIA
Democrats — Boucher, Y; Connolly, Y; Moran, Y; Nye, Y; Perriello, Y; Scott, N.
Republicans — Cantor, Y; Forbes, Y; Goodlatte, Y; Wittman, Y; Wolf, Y.
WASHINGTON
Democrats — Baird, Y; Dicks, Y; Inslee, Y; Larsen, Y; McDermott, N; Smith, N.
Republicans — Hastings, Y; McMorris Rodgers, X; Reichert, Y.
WEST VIRGINIA
Democrats — Mollohan, Y; Rahall, Y.
Republicans — Capito, Y.
WISCONSIN
Democrats — Baldwin, Y; Kagen, Y; Kind, Y; Moore, N; Obey, Y.
Republicans — Petri, Y; Ryan, Y; Sensenbrenner, Y.
WYOMING
Republicans — Lummis, Y.
