Chaka Fattah: “The political atmosphere sometimes in our city doesn't allow common sense to rise to high places.”

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 demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Vacating Demand for Recorded Vote on Amendment Offered by Mr…

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

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