Charlie Rangel
Charlie Rangel, a former US congressman from Harlem who was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died.
He was 94.
Rangel was elected to the House of Representatives in 1971 after defeating Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
He served in Congress for 46 years, becoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in 2007.
He represented what is now New York's 13th Congressional District and was a veteran who served in the Korean War where he was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
He served for 23 terms in the House of Representatives and was cited as the most effective lawmaker in Congress, leading all of his colleagues in passing legislation.
He was the primary sponsor of President Obama's historic health care reform law.
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