Pelosi Statement on Chairman Charles Rangel

Washington, D.C - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this morning on Chairman Charles B. Rangel:

'Chairman Charlie Rangel has informed me of his request for a leave of absence from his duties and responsibilities as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means.  I will honor his request.

'I commend Chairman Rangel for his decades of leadership on jobs, health care, and the most significant economic issues of the day.'