Rep. Fattah Applauds Obama, Bloomberg and New Yorkers Who Affirm the Constitutional Right to Build an Islamic Cultural Center

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) issues the following statement on the controversy surrounding plans for an Islamic cultural center in lower Manhattan:

"I applaud the leadership of President Obama, Mayor Bloomberg and New Yorkers of every faith in their support of religious freedom and their affirmation of the Constitutionally protected rights of those who seek to construct an Islamic cultural center on private property."

SOURCE Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah