Archive for March, 2010

Vincent Morgan Applauds New Healthcare Law 3-23-2010

“The Right Thing to Do is Sometimes the Hardest”
NEW YORK, NY (March 23, 2010) – New York Democratic Congressional candidate Vincent Morgan applauds President Obama and the U.S. Congress for “doing the right thing in making affordable, quality healthcare available to all Americans.”
“Finally, after months of debate and acrimony, this legislation enshrines a right I [...]

NY Times — In a Challenge to Rangel, an Echo of His Rise — 2-16-2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/nyregion/17morgan.html
A 40-year-old challenger wages a grass-roots Democratic primary campaign against a popular Harlem congressman who has been entrenched for decades and for whom he once worked. The upstart says the incumbent, who has been dogged by a Congressional ethics investigation, is “still living in the realm of his past accomplishments” and that distractions have left [...]

WWOR Radio “The John Gambling Show” — Morgan: “Rangel Did The Right Thing” — 3-4-2010

http://www.wor710.com/pages/6495087
The chances for the man who wants to replace Congressman Charles Rangel just got a little better now that Congressman Rangel has temporarily stepping down from the powerful House Ways and Means Committee amidst an ethics probe. Vincent S. Morgan, Democrat for Congress told John Gambling “I think in an election year he took one [...]

City Limits — A Tough Gang To Follow — 3-9-2010

http://www.citylimits.org/news/article.cfm?article_id=3903
The once indomitable Rangel may face a significant challenge in the Democratic primary later this year. Thus far, the most visible candidate has been ex-Rangel aide Vincent Morgan, a 40-year-old executive with the New Jersey-based TD Bank. “I commend [Rangel] on his decision to step back from the committee,” Morgan says. [...]

Columbia Spectator — Uncertainty over Rangel’s Career — 3-8-2010

http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/03/08/uncertainty-over-rangel-s-career
Vince Morgan, has come forward and openly declared a challenge to the 40-year incumbent. Morgan, SIPA ’06, noted that Rangel’s resignation is just the latest incident in a recent spate of scandals troubling New York Democrats. “People are overwhelmed by bad news, and they just want to talk about issues,” he said.

NY Times — Many Potential Successors if Rangel Retires — 3-3-2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/nyregion/04successor.html
Mr. Rangel faces a single declared primary opponent this year: Vince Morgan, a banker who once worked for him. On Wednesday, Mr. Morgan commended Mr. Rangel for giving up his chairmanship and said it was “time to turn the page” by electing a new congressman.  “The people I talk to on the streets are numbed [...]

DNA Info — Charlie Rangel Steps Down From Chairmanship, Challengers Step Up — 3-3-2010

http://dnainfo.com/20100303/central-harlem/charlie-rangel-will-step-aside-as-chairman-of-house-ways-means-committee
Rangel’s troubles have stirred up several potential Democratic challengers, including Harlem community banker — and former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford Jr. cousin — Vince Morgan.  ”I respect Mr. Rangel’s decision to step down. It’s the right thing to do,” Morgan said in a phone interview Wednesday.  He said most Americans feel there is the specter [...]