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Rep. Chaka Fattah
Democrat • 2nd District, Pennsylvania • 9th Term • Sworn In 1995
- 13 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 216 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 141 of 440)
- 155 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 178 of 440) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 228 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Rep. Robert Brady
- Rep. Walter Jones
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Dan Boren
- Rep. Tom Graves
- Votes with party 95%
- Abstains: 3%
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GEAR UP Students Get Financial Help For College
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 ...
Philly Reps. Vote Against ‘Gendercide’ Bill
“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 ...
Congressman Fattah Statement On May Jobs Report
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 ...
Congressman Fattah Announces AmeriCorps Grants for Three Local Organizations
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 ...
GEAR UP Students Get Financial Help 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 and most successful college readiness and access ...
GEAR UP Students Get Financial Help For College
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
Feds Grant Millions To Local Health Clinics
"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 ...
Nonprofit run by ex-con got big bucks
"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.
Congressman Fattah Announces AmeriCorps Grants for Three Local Organizations
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 ...
Event Thursday: Financing College Success (with Special Guest Speakers)
...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
Congressman Fattah to Keynote GEAR UP Event
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 ...
A test of technology and a validation of vision
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.
Fattah Statement on Obama Administration's $26 Million Manufacturing Initiative
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 ...
Fattah Statement on Obama Administration's $26 Million Manufacturing Initiative
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 ...
Fattah Statement on Obama Administration's $26 Million Manufacturing Initiative
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 ...
Philly GOP Elects a New Chairman—Maybe
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 ...
Rogue GOP ward leaders pick a leader
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 ...
Rogue GOP ward leaders pick a leader
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 ...
Pioneering U.S. commercial spaceflight quiets critics
"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
Pioneering U.S. commercial spaceflight quiets critics
"“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
Fattah Speaks at National Second Chances Re-Entry Conference
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies will deliver remarks at the Second Chances and Safer ...
A baby girl, Camryn Drew, for Jimmy Rollins, wife Johari
Fitzpatrick yes, Fattah no Not sure what U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah is afraid of, but he is the only candidate invited to perform at the 22nd annual Stu Bykofsky’s Candidates Comedy Night who declined to participate or even send a surrogate in his place.
Fattah Speaks at National Second Chances Re-Entry Conference
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies will deliver remarks at the Second Chances and Safer ...
A baby girl, Camryn Drew, for Jimmy Rollins, wife Johari
...line up objects by guessing their weight) and a “Top Chef” horseshoe toss. Fitzpatrick yes, Fattah no Not sure what U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah is afraid of, but he is the only candidate invited to perform at the 22nd annual Stu Bykofsky’s Candidates C
NASA Appropriator Hails New Venture Into Space
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02) the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies, which includes NASA, released the following statement ...
National experts promote safe communities and successful prisoner reentry
Pennsylvania Congressman, Chaka Fattah, said, “It’s exciting to see 500 leaders in the reentry field assembled in one place. With bipartisan support from Capitol Hill and the terrific support from DOJ, DOL, and other cabinet agencies ...
Cravaack rallies GOP faithful with fiery speech
For all his talk about being a moderate, Rep. Walz has the same voting record on the major issues as Jim McDermott, Dennis Kucinich, Maxine Waters, Chaka Fattah and Fortney Pete Stark. There's nothing moderate about Sen. Klobuchar's or Rep. Walz's voting r
PolitiFact: Email claims that Obama advisers recommend 1 percent fee on all financial transactions
The idea comes from a Pennsylvania congressman's proposal. U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, a Democrat, first advanced the concept in the House in 2004 when he introduced a bill that would have required a study on eliminating all federal taxes on ...
Fattah Neuroscience Amendment Passes
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The House Appropriations Committee unanimously passed an amendment today offered by Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce ...
Analyzing the latest votes in Congress
An opponent, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., said "the offsets we think are ill-advised in terms of its cuts, particularly to the Civil Rights Enforcement Office, and a number of others." The vote May 8 was 325 yeas to 81 nays. Higgins, N; Hochul ...
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