“It’s not even disputed that programs that I’ve initiated have helped at least 25 million people. We’re going to keep trying to help people between now and when my innocence is proven.”
— Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA), quoted by the Philadelphia Inquirer, on his corruption indictment.
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