Chaka Fattah: “I think I am a signatory on the letter with the 50 colleagues on this matter. So obviously I am sympathetic.”

We have arrived at our final moment in this bill where my colleague from New York, who is an extraordinary Member, has a very important amendment to offer. I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Jeffries

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…

I authored it some 17 years ago. Millions of young people have benefited.

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