Congressional Black Caucus members are standing squarely behind one of their own: embattled Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.).In separate interviews with The Hill, several members of the CBC, including Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.), Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) and Mel Watt (D-N.C.) all expressed unmitigated support for Rangel holding onto the Ways and Means post.
Overall, The Hill interviewed about a dozen members of the caucus, who all defended Rangel and said he is innocent until proven guilty.
That statement's usually taken to mean you can't investigate what the guy's done...
"He's done a great job as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and throughout his 30 years in Congress," Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) said. "I still think we live in a country that believes that people are innocent until proven guilty and he hasn't been charged or convicted of anything."