» Fattah Statement on Brain Awareness Week

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02), a Senior Member on the House Appropriations Committee and lead Democrat on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) released the following statement recognizing Brain Awareness Week,...

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