Chaka Fattah

Chaka Fattah

@chakafattah

U.S. Congressman serving 9th term from PA's 2nd District. Member of House Appropriations Committee. Ranking Member Commerce, Justice, Science.

Philly/Washington D.C. · http://fattah.house.gov/

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News: State-of-the-Art Virtual Reality System Is Key to Medical Discovery: What happens when a team of neurosurg...

Getting ready to head over to Oak Ridge Nat'l Lab for a exciting tour & briefing.Then flying from Tenn. To DC to get to work for the week.

After a talk this morning on Brain research & Brain Injury at U of Penn.Flying to Oak Ridge Fed Lab.Great science,on behalf of US leadership

Rep. Fattah Wins Breakthrough Approval in Congress to Declare Neuroscience Research as a Top Federal Priority

TBI cost 30 billion a year in Healthcare costs along with human cost that can't be calculated.

About 1.8 million Americans a year have a Traumatic Brain Injury.About 100,000 deaths & 450,00 or so suffer a longterm disability.

Speaking In the morning at Penn Center for Brain Injury Repair Retreat.Talking about The progress of Fattah Neuroscience Initiative & TBI.

Ben Stein calls eliminating mortgage deduction "foolish," says tax the rich instead because they're RICH

House GOP budget adds 6 + Trillions to debt.So how can they oppose increasing the Nat'l Debt limit.

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