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      <excerpt>...The VA did not respond to comment requests on the bill. Four local members of the House - Pennsylvania Democrats Bob Brady, Chaka Fattah, Allyson Y. Schwartz, and Joe Sestak - and two other Democrats on the Veterans Affairs Committee cosponsored the bil</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.), Patrick Murphy (D., Pa.), Allyson Y. Schwartz (D., Pa.), and Joe Sestak (D., Pa.). Voting against were John Adler (D., NJ), ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...bill. Philadelphia-area representatives who voted for the bill are Robert E. Andrews (D., N.J.), Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.), Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.), Patrick Murphy (D., Pa.), Allyson Y. Schwartz (D., Pa.), and Joe Sestak (D., Pa.). Voting against were Jo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> &amp;quot;Bainbridge Street? I&amp;#39;ve never heard of it.&amp;quot; Later, Mega told me kids need someone to take an interest in them, as US Rep. Chaka Fattah and State Sen. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Urban Caucus, issues the following statement on the ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...&quot;Bainbridge Street? I've never heard of it.&quot; Later, Mega told me kids need someone to take an interest in them, as U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah and State Sen. Vincent Hughes did in him. As a kid, he volunteered for both of their campaigns. His community activ</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Rep. Allyson Schwartz, whose district includes parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery counties. Both U.S. Rep. Bob Brady and U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah supported the resolution. Here&#8217;s a link to the vote results. To Schwartz, PhillyClout says: you go girl! </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Let&amp;#39;s ask Pennsylvania Congressman Chaka Fattah. He is a member of the Appropriations Committee. Congressman, always good having you. Thanks for coming. REP. CHAKA FATTAH, D-PA.: Well, it&amp;#39;s good to be here. ...</excerpt>
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