Chaka Fattah

“This program that the Republican majority has taken us toward as a country is leading us to fiscal bankruptcy.”

“To see, once again, that African American students are more likely to have a limited math curriculum and an underpaid novice teacher is disheartening and should be a call to action for policymakers and educators.”

“The threat of terrorism is not stronger than the will of the American people.”

“When Bill Clinton was in town, he sent over a balanced budget.”

“But the point you need to know is that no president at war cut taxes $1.5 trillion, like Bush did.”

“The President's proposed privatization plan would jeopardize that security by cutting guaranteed benefits for future retirees and endangering the benefits of current retirees, people with disabilities, and children who have lost a parent.”

“The U.S. and Europe may have more breakthroughs in neuroscience, but you have to put that in perspective. The U.S. has 350 million people, and there are 28 countries in the European Union. Israel is third behind these countries in its neuroscience developments, but per capita, it is way ahead of everyone.”

“Philadelphians continue to benefit every day from the flow of federal dollars to improve our infrastructure and create jobs.”

“While Social Security faces some long-term challenges, the system is not in crisis.”

“But if they want to really think about the fiscal future of this country, then think about how we have moved from hundreds of billions of surpluses to hundreds of billions of deficits.”