Chaka Fattah Quotations

The threat of terrorism is not stronger than the will of the American people.

I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to preserve the Social Security promise that provides secure retirement benefits for all, especially those who are most at risk such as widows, orphans, and people with disabilities when the need arises.

African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college.

The education cuts in the President's budget are both irresponsible and morally unjustifiable.

This program that the Republican majority has taken us toward as a country is leading us to fiscal bankruptcy.

The President's proposed privatization plan would jeopardize that security by cutting guaranteed benefits for future retirees and endangering the benefits of current retirees, people with disabilities, and children who have lost a parent.

I don't know what this definition of affirmative action is for some.

The Americans are optimistic by their nature. And they are hopeful.

When Bill Clinton was in town, he sent over a balanced budget.

Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.

While Social Security faces some long-term challenges, the system is not in crisis.

Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.

Bush has never sent over a balanced budget.

The Republican Party is in charge. They've been charge of the Congress and spending for 10 years.

We have major fiscal problems on our hand.

But if they want to really think about the fiscal future of this country, then think about how we have moved from hundreds of billions of surpluses to hundreds of billions of deficits.

Because when we think about the real facts: 44 million Americans without health insurance, millions without jobs, a 50-year high on mortgage foreclosures, an historic high the third year in a row on personal bankruptcies.

There are no problems that exist in the District that have been solved elsewhere in the country. Whatever problems exist in this city exist other places.

There's not an appropriations bill in the last 10 years that the-that Democrats passed in the Congress. We haven't spent any money of your taxes in the last decade.

What the public needs to start to do is not deal with the Democratic boogeyman from the past, but focus on who's running the country now.

The Presidents proposed privatization plan would jeopardize that security by cutting guaranteed benefits for future retirees and endangering the benefits of current retirees, people with disabilities, and children who have lost a parent.

We don`t charge people for making a mistake or doing something foolish.

Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance.

At his Philadelphia alma mater, Temple University, Cosby gave commencement addresses and attended games. He served on the university`s board of trustees for more than three decades.

But the point you need to know is that no president at war cut taxes $1.5 trillion, like Bush did.

We need to have Bill Cosby month in Philadelphia.

Democracy derailed is democracy denied.

Now we are raising the debt limit 3 times, up to $8 trillion, so that our children and our grandchildren will have to pay for the cost of our expenditures.

Now we are raising the debt limit 3 times, up to $8 trillion, so that our children and our grandchildren will have to pay for the cost of our expenditures.

Well, first of all, one word you will not hear this administration use when they talk about the budget is a simple word called balance.

But the point you need to know is that no president at war cut taxes $1.5 trillion, like Bush did.

While the Republican privatization proposition hurts everyone, African Americans and people with disabilities are at greater risk.

Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance.

Eliminating federal taxes would stimulate the economy and spur job growth by allowing businesses to expand their operations and hire more employees.