Chaka Fattah: “The hour is late. Reclaiming my time, I want to thank you for withdrawing your amendment. And I thank the chairman for…”

We at one point had a lot of back and forth.

We have a program that works. It works in rural communities and urban communities.

This is a special day. This is probably the first day that I would have preferred to have been a member of the chairman's committee rather than of the Appropriations Committee. The committee should be congratulated for its great work on…

Your leadership has been extraordinary.