Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Fattah (D-PA), the lead Democratic Appropriator for science, research and technology, will be the main speaker Friday at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual Science and Technology Policy Forum in Washington, DC. Congressman Fattah will speak on ... read more

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA-02) will be at the White House on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 to have a discussion with President Obama on the importance of continuing to invest in research and science. Fattah is the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations ... read more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA-02), the leading Democratic Appropriator for the National Science Foundation and for scientific research, announced today that the University of Pennsylvania will receive $1,663,281 in six new research grants. The grants for Penn released today include three from ... read more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA-02), as part of his significantly expanded responsibilities in the 113(th) Congress, will be adding the oversight of spending on veterans' affairs and military construction as a senior member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Fattah has been ... read more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA-02), the Congressional champion for brain science research, addressed a forum of Japanese and American scientists today on the Fattah Neuroscience Initiative and the significant neuroscience initiatives of the Obama Administration. "Brain Computer Interfaces" was the topic of the ... read more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA-02) today applauded NASA's outreach to provide technical expertise to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration to help resolve battery problems that have grounded the manufacturer's 787 Dreamliner fleet. Fattah, the leading House Democratic Appropriator for NASA, had ... read more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the lead Democratic Appropriator for NASA, today called on the space agency to provide scientists, engineers and expertise to the Federal Aviation Authority and Boeing to resolve mechanical problems that led the FAA to ground the Boeing ... read more