TAX CONTROVERSY

Rangel Says He Regrets 'Errors,' Rejects Calls to Cede Panel Post - washingtonpost.com

By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer

Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) acknowledged yesterday that he had not lived up to the "higher standard" expected of members of Congress, but he maintained that he should not be punished politically for failing to disclose and pay taxes on rental income from his Caribbean resort property.