Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]

GEAR UP Students Get Financial Help For College

2012-06-03T10:34:36Z

Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), creator of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP), the nation's largest and most successful college readiness and access program, recognized the Department of Education (ED) for the ...

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Philly Reps. Vote Against ‘Gendercide’ Bill

2012-06-01T15:01:50Z

“Philly Democrats Robert Brady, Chaka Fattah and Allyson Schwartz did not fail to ... and President Obama has already declared his opposition. Representative Diana DeGette, Democrat of Colorado, voted against the bill, even though she said ...

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Congressman Fattah Statement On May Jobs Report

2012-06-01T11:05:36Z

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, issues the following statement on today's monthly jobs report that the economy added 69,000 jobs in May ...

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Congressman Fattah Announces AmeriCorps Grants for Three Local Organizations

2012-06-01T00:42:50Z

Three local nonprofit organizations are the beneficiaries of AmeriCorps grants totaling $3.4 million dollars. Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and a leading advocate of programs for young people who ...

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GEAR UP Students Get Financial Help For College

2012-05-31T16:14:36Z

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), creator of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP), the nation's largest and most successful college readiness and access ...

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GEAR UP Students Get Financial Help For College

2012-05-31T13:58:35Z

New demonstration project will help students save for college. WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), creator of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP), the nation's largest

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Feds Grant Millions To Local Health Clinics

2012-05-31T13:08:29Z

"This is largest infusion of dollars in the history of the country," said U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, who was on hand for the announcement at the center, which is in his district. "It's real help for real people." Community health clinics offer a range of ...

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Nonprofit run by ex-con got big bucks

2012-05-31T02:52:52Z

"I’ve seen organizations with funding from [former U.S. Sen. Arlen] Specter, [U.S. Rep.] Chaka Fattah, whomever and I have not seen them produce the outcomes comparable to what I’ve seen Nu-Juice do with limited resources," Lassiter said.

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Congressman Fattah Announces AmeriCorps Grants for Three Local Organizations

2012-05-30T18:03:09Z

Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and a leading advocate of programs for young people who commit themselves to national service made the announcement saying more than 600 AmeriCorps members ...

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Event Thursday: Financing College Success (with Special Guest Speakers)

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

...to be welcoming two new speakers to the event, Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter and Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA). Rep. Fattah has long been a leader in promoting college prep for students from low- and moderate-income families and we’re e

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Congressman Fattah to Keynote GEAR UP Event

2012-05-29T17:14:14Z

PHILADELPHIA, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), whose college readiness programs have prepared millions of young people for higher education, will keynote the GEAR UP and AVID end-of-year event at Temple ...

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A test of technology and a validation of vision

2012-05-29T12:49:23Z

Marco Rubio (R-FL) in a statement Friday. “Today’s launch is not just a single venture into space but a change in the trajectory of how we think of space exploration,” said Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) in a statement after the launch Tuesday.

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Fattah Statement on Obama Administration's $26 Million Manufacturing Initiative

2012-05-24T19:50:29Z

PHILADELPHIA, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior Democratic Appropriator for the Department of Commerce and a leading voice in Congress for federal seed money and technical support for ...

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Fattah Statement on Obama Administration's $26 Million Manufacturing Initiative

2012-05-24T19:50:29Z

PHILADELPHIA, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior Democratic Appropriator for the Department of Commerce and a leading voice in Congress for federal seed money and technical support for manufacturing ...

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Fattah Statement on Obama Administration's $26 Million Manufacturing Initiative

2012-05-24T18:53:13Z

Philly GOP Elects a New Chairman—Maybe

2012-05-24T15:47:06Z

Hellberg was formerly in the news when he challenged Democratic U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah in 2010. “The best thing for any government is to have two viable parties so that one can keep the other’s feet to the fire,” said Hellberg in ...

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Rogue GOP ward leaders pick a leader

2012-05-24T03:01:10Z

They unanimously backed Rick Hellberg, 60, a financial consultant who unsuccessfully challenged Democratic U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah in 2010 and promised to take on a Democratic machine that has held sway over City Hall for the last 61 years with ...

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Rogue GOP ward leaders pick a leader

2012-05-23T22:00:31Z

They unanimously backed 60-year-old Rick Hellberg, a financial consultant who unsuccessfully challenged Democratic U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah in 2010 and who promised to take on a Democratic machine that has held sway over City Hall for the last 61 ...

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Pioneering U.S. commercial spaceflight quiets critics

2012-05-23T18:11:27Z

"Endeavors like this will make it possible for the private industry to venture into outer space and capitalize on the associated economic growth," said U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah, a Pennsylvania Democrat who serves on a NASA appropriations subcommitt

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Pioneering U.S. commercial spaceflight quiets critics

2012-05-23T18:04:18Z

"“Endeavors like this will make it possible for the private industry to venture into outer space and capitalize on the associated economic growth," said U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah, a Pennsylvania Democrat who serves on a NASA appropriations subcomm

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