WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, issues the following statement on today's monthly

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three local nonprofit organizations are the beneficiaries of AmeriCorps grants totaling $3.4 million dollars.

PHILADELPHIA, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior Democratic Appropriator for the Department of Commerce and a leading voice

The Reintegration of Ex-Offenders - Adult Program (RExO), formerly known as the Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI), is designed to strengthen urban communities through an employment-centered program that incorporates mentoring, job training, and other comprehensive transitional services. This program seeks to reduce recidivism by helping former inmates find work when they return to their communities.

Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02) the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies, which includes NASA, released the following statement regarding the launch of the unmanned Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) rocket.