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

Philadelphia scholarship endowment has $5 million

2008-06-28T00:00:00Z

... has $5 million and aims to get up to $200 million so future generations of Philadelphians can afford higher education, US Rep. Chaka Fattah said Friday. ...

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Phila. scholarship endowment has $5 million

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

But Rep. Chaka Fattah says that's not enough. He told a group of high school graduates Friday that he wants to grow the endowment to $200 million so the ...

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'Goods for Guns' program still on

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

... Philadelphia Safety Net's Ray Jones and Solomon Jones of US Rep. Chaka Fattah's office in announcing the continuation of the "Goods for Guns" program, ...

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Philadelphia scholarship endowment has $5 million

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

... has $5 million and aims to get up to $200 million so future generations of Philadelphians can afford higher education, US Rep. Chaka Fattah said Friday. ...

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Urban Caucus Leaders Fattah and Turner Cite Funding Progress on ...

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

Chaka Fattah (D-PA) and Caucus Vice Chairman Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH). The House Appropriations Committee approved $295 million for Energy Efficiency and ...

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Urban Caucus Leaders Fattah and Turner Cite Funding Progress on ...

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

Chaka Fattah (D-PA) and Caucus Vice Chairman Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH). The House Appropriations Committee approved $295 million for Energy Efficiency and ...

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Rep. Fattah Offers Nationâ€™s Mayors Good News On Energy Efficiency ...

2008-06-22T00:00:00Z

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Chairman of the Congressional Urban Caucus, will be notifying the nationâ€™s mayors of an important ...

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Rep. Fattah to Address Nationâ€™s Mayors on Energy Efficiency Grants ...

2008-06-20T00:00:00Z

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Chairman of the Congressional Urban Caucus, will be notifying the nationâ€™s mayors on progress ...

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Republican Challenger Backs Out of Race

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

Cheltenham resident Michael Livingston knew going in that he had little chance of unseating US Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-District 2). He just imagined that he'd ...

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Dan Gross: Tolly's contract not renewed

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

Roundtree is a breast-cancer survivor. Last year the actor campaigned here for US Rep. Chaka Fattah's mayoral bid. He was also here in "Whatever She Wants" ...

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Obama, Bill Clinton to address mayors in Miami

2008-06-17T00:00:00Z

Bill Nelson, D-FL; US Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-PA, chairman of the Congressional Urban Caucus; US Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-IL; Florida Gov. ...

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Annette John-Hall: Food and more, now close by

2008-06-17T00:00:00Z

Rendell, State Rep. Dwight Evans, US Rep. Chaka Fattah and City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. - have worked hard since then to make the area more appealing ...

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Stu Bykofsky: Comedy, charity & public servants who hold back

2008-06-16T00:00:00Z

Republican challenger Mike Livingston quit the race and Democratic incumbent Chaka Fattah quit the show - in which he'd appeared in the past - sending word ...

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Tim Russert, giant of DC journalism, dies

2008-06-14T00:00:00Z

But this is the big leagues. If you can't answer a tough question, you can't make a tough decision." "He was always tough," Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa. ...

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Tim Russert, giant of DC journalism, dies

2008-06-14T00:00:00Z

But this is the big leagues. If you can't answer a tough question, you can't make a tough decision." "He was always tough," Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa. ...

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Clout: Ask, and you shall wish you didn't

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

Except he's a Republican who's running against Chaka Fattah for Congress. He says GOP elected officials and the party apparatus had little interest in ...

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Locals React To The Passing Of Tim Russert

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

But he's just a great guy," Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Philadelphia, said. Shock and sadness echoed at the Sheraton Hotel where people got word of the news on ...

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Impeachment articles passed on to House panel

2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.), Tim Holden (D., Pa.), Frank A. LoBiondo (R., NJ), Patrick Murphy (D., Pa.), Allyson Y. Schwartz Voting against the referral were ...

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Neighbors rejoice as new shopping center opens in West Philadelphia

2008-06-05T00:00:00Z

Bringing retail to this corner of West Philly has long been a goal of politicians like Mayor Nutter and US Rep. Chaka Fattah. But even after an abandoned ...

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Warrant issued in robbery

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Chaka Fattah, creator of the national GEAR UP program, joined with Mayor Nutter at a rally yesterday for hundreds of GEAR UP students graduating ...

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