Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/09152008/news/regionalnews/pelosi_asks_rangel_to_step_down_from_com_129228.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nypost.com/seven/09...9228.htm</a> >>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday privately pushed Rep. Charlie Rangel to give up his chairmanship of the influential House tax-rules committee amid explosive revelations that his personal tax filings were riddled with errors and omissions, a wellplaced source said. Rangel, the Democratic chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, has been resisting growing calls to step down from the high-profile leadership role since The Post reported the Harlem congressman failed to disclose rental income from his Dominican Republic beach home. Rangel subsequently admitted owing at least $10,000 in back taxes and became a target of Republican political attacks. One member of the New York congressional delegation who supported Pelosi's decision said, "You have to have one standard - you can't have one for [Republicans] and one for us."<< IMHO, HECK YES!!!! He shouldn't be in charge of the Tax system if he can't even make sure his own taxes are done correctly. If ANYONE should know the tax code, it is the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
