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Rep. Chaka Fattah

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2007 2008 Representative PA Democrat
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Recent Voting History

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BillVoted
H.R.7221 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2008
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 7221 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act
Aye
October 02, 2008
S.3641 A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
Table Motion to Reconsider: S 3641 To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
Aye
October 02, 2008
S.3641 A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S 3641 To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
Aye
October 02, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

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Chaka Fattah in the News feed

October 04, 2008 How Pa. voting on bill changed

...were "overwhelmingly against" the bill. In the last few days, he said, "it was much more split, much more evenly divided." Rep. Chaka Fattah, a Philadelphia Democrat, cited new, higher unemployment numbers as underscoring the need to pass the bill. He

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September 30, 2008 Rep. Fattah: Justice Report Echoes Congressional Call for Special Prosecutor into Dismissal of U.S. Attorneys

...Michael Mukasey. Click here (www.house.gov/list/press/pa02_fattah030907.html) for the March 2007 press release from Congressman Fattah calling for a special investigator into the U.S. Attorney firings. Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah Debra Anderso

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September 29, 2008 Rep. Fattah: Justice Report Echoes Congressional Call for Special Prosecutor into Dismissal of U.S. Attorneys

...a year after Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice and Science, called for it, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey has appointed a Special Prosecutor to examine the removal of nine U.S.

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Chaka Fattah in the Blogs feed

October 03, 2008 House Bailout, Take 2: The Vote

Chip Pickering (R-MS) -- CSPAN says he voted no on Monday, but that's not what the Clerk's office says. They have him as an aye vote. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) John Spratt (D-SC) Steny Hoyer (D-MD) John Boehner (R-OH) ...

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October 03, 2008 The Encouraging Reckless Activity Bill

And the example of Chaka Fattah -. I request unanimous permission to revise and extend my remarks. This is the way those in Congress make it seem as if they gave a literate speech, while not actually giving any speech. ...

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September 30, 2008 A Vision for the Future II

They calculate from the previous close, which was 11143.13. Incidentally, I was (and still am) against the $700 billion "bailout" plan and I strongly urged my Congressional representative (Rep. Chaka Fattah) to vote against it. ...

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Campaign Contributions

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Top Funding Industry: Labor
Top Contributor: Operating Engineers Union ($12,500)
IndustryDonation% of total
Labor $65,500 40.6 %
Lawyers & Lobbyists $24,500 15.2 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst $13,000 8.1 %
Ideology/Single-Issue $11,010 6.8 %
Agribusiness $10,000 6.2 %
Health $9,750 6.0 %
Energy/Nat Resource $9,000 5.6 %
Communic/Electronics $6,500 4.0 %
Misc Business $5,500 3.4 %
Other $3,500 2.2 %
Construction $2,000 1.2 %
Transportation $1,000 0.6 %
Total:$161,260

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