Chaka Fattah

We still have not figured out any real connection between this imprisonment and lowering the crime rate.

We imprison more people than any other country in the world.

I think it was right on point and I was pleased to be supportive of it.

I agree with the Congressman that research in this area would be important.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me first commend the Chairman for the funding of the legislation, for The Second Chance Act.

I think that is where the biggest bang for the buck could really be in terms of cutting recidivism rates.

Frank Wolf, Congressman Wolf and I and a number of other members over time have been concerned about incidents inside the prison, particularly prison rape and other things.

To the best that I can understand this in layman's terms is that there is a lot of data that has been collected over the last 50 years from satellites.

Whatever the weather, let me just assure the gentleman from New York, the Phillies are the World Series champions. And we intend to retain that honor.

I am a big fan of proceeding aggressively in this direction but obviously we do not want to cause more harm as we go forward.

I do want to clarify the record, however, because I think the Chairman just asked you what level would we have in terms of a rise if there was a melting in terms of the ice sheet.

And it has been litigated in many states around the country.

I think we have invested a great deal of money under the Chairman's leadership in trying to improve science education.

This is going to be a clear point of demarcation. Eight years of the Bush administration and we lost millions of jobs. Millions of Americans lost their homes, lost their investments. Our schools crumbled. And now as we launch into these 4…

I have been over to Walter Reed visiting with soldiers who have been wounded in the Iraqi war, and it is true that they are receiving great medical care, but they do need employment. And I hope all Members heed what I think is a reasonable…

I rise to acknowledge the 100 year anniversary of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, which is a great institution in our country and will be having its centennial conference starting tomorrow here in Washington. As a member of the Alphas, I…

I inadvertently voted against the Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 3, which instructs conferees to increase funding for the Transportation/Highway bill. The motion would increase the minimum guaranteed rate of return to 92 percent…

The District operates unlike any other city in our country, because it has the responsibility to be the home of the Nation's Federal Government. There are no problems that exist in the District that have been solved elsewhere in the…

There are three grand juries or at least one that we know of. It's been reported three investigating the White House on a CIA leak.

I would hope there would come a day we could guarantee that every American youngster would be able to qualify for a Pell Grant or some vehicle for them to go on to college. The gentleman has done a lot of work with me on GEAR UP and other…

As we would have wished that there would have been at least one Republican that voted for the Clinton economic plan, there are times in which clarity on these issues is not as readily available. But I want to thank the chairman for all…

I read the list of the educational standards, all related to education, and I think the gentleman has done a good job on that. I am just concerned about this particular issue, and I guess so that the record can be clear, your position is…

All of the lawsuits on this matter, or at least the vast majority, have been about the Federal prison system, in which the courts have been, I would say, very lenient in determining what is a religion, and all manner of groups with any…

As I understand the language, and I read it, it says that any religiously affiliated school could get dollars under this program and it can be controlled and connected to a religious organization and it can promote its religious purpose…

Well, as I would understand the facts at the moment, that is why I am asking, there is no accrediting process for religiously- affiliated schools K to 12 in the District today, and there is none that is created by your language?