The congressman from Harlem was a force on Capitol Hill — and a familiar presence on the streets he represented for decades.

Former U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel of New York died Monday at age 94 after the Democratic retired from Congress in 2017.

Former New York Democratic Representative Charles Rangel, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died aged 94.Rangel spent more than four decades in the House after joining in 1971.

The former congressman, who died this week, transformed from a zealous prohibitionist into a drug policy reformer.

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