WASHINGTON, DC., September 21, 2006 – Congressman Chaka Fattah today released the following statement regarding President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela:

 “The statements of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela at the United Nations in New York yesterday were intemperate and inappropriate. His differences with United States policies are well-known, and the United Nations is a forum for airing such policy concerns. But his personal attacks and ridicule directed at the President of the United States are unacceptable.”