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Castro-monties. i appreciate you taking the time to joins, you can tell us how you found out and how you felt when you heard the news? i found out through a text message from my younger brother at about 12:19 this morning. so obviously, i was sleeping. i got a text, and when i looked at it, it was just my brother saying did you hear that ariel killed himself? and i immediately, you know, sat up in the bed, turned on the tv to search for the news to see what had happened. and then, you know, we saw a local reporter in front of what used to be the house reporting on the incident. i spent a lot of time with you and your family, you know, when this case really received all of this media attention. you did. and i asked you this morning how you felt when you heard the news. right. you told me, you cried? i did. why? ....
They could recommend the full house vote on a measure to reprimand or censure, but in any case if he s found guilty on any one of these 13 charges, then the full ethics panel takes over. rangel, of course, accused of violating house reporting requirements, using rent controlled real estate in harlem for his office and soliciting donations for a private foundation using public resources. the charge had already forced him to resign his post as chairman of the powerful ways and means committee jon. jon: i haven t read from anybody who thinks he did his case any good by walking out yesterday. probably not. it s good to be receipted and then to make your case before the panel, you would think. jon: steve crentyie in washington, thanks. jenna: now in d.c., the war on pork, pork barrel spending and you have senate minority leader mitch mcconnell yielding to tea party pressure, going behind to support earmarks, special funding requests lawmakers ....