Full Committee Hearing

HTCD: Oversight of the HUD Inspection Process

Date:   Thursday, September 22, 2016 Time:   10:00 AM Location:   Dirksen Senate Office Building 538

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The COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing entitled, “Oversight of the HUD Inspection Process.” The witness on Panel I will be: The Honorable Bill Nelson, United States Senator, Florida; and The Honorable Marco Rubio, United States Senator, Florida. The witnesses on Panel II will be: Dr. Edgar Olsen, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Virginia Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy; Ms. Tracy Grant, President, Eureka Garden Tenants’ Association, Jacksonville, Florida; and Major Josh Lewis, Riviera Beach Police Department, Riviera Beach, Florida. Additional witnesses may be announced at a later date.

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Witnesses

Witness Panel 1

  1. The Honorable Bill Nelson
    United States Senator
    Florida
  2. The Honorable Marco Rubio
    United States Senator
    Florida

Witness Panel 2

  1. Dr. Edgar Olsen
    Professor of Economics and Public Policy
    University of Virginia Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
  2. Ms. Tracy Grant
    President
    Eureka Garden Tenants’ Association, Jacksonville, Florida
  3. Major Josh Lewis
    Riviera Beach Police Department
    Riviera Beach Florida
  4. Mr. Vincent O'Donnell
    Consultant
    Affordable Housing