Pelosi said Fattah, a Pennsylvania Democrat, had stepped down from his leadership position on an appropriations subcommittee. U.S. prosecutors charged Fattah and four associates with bribery and other crimes related to his 2007 unsuccessful run for mayor of Philadelphia.
(Reporting by Emily Stephenson)Pelosi says charges against Rep. Fattah 'deeply saddening'
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