WASHINGTON - Congressman Charles Rangel released the following statement in in response to the recent decision by the Ethics Committee to refer the allegations reviewed by an Investigations Subcommittee to a Subcommittee that will review the facts.
"I was notified on Thursday, two years after I requested an investigation, that the Ethics Committee will refer the allegations reviewed by an Investigations Subcommittee to a Subcommittee that will review the facts.
I am pleased that, at long last, sunshine will pierce the cloud of serious allegations that have been raised against me in the media.
I will be glad to respond to the allegations at such time as the Ethics Committee makes them public.