FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: |
CONTACT: GREG MCCARTHY |
Friday, May 10, 2002 |
202-224-3326 |
Reed to Chair Hearing on Shortage of
Affordable Housing
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, May 15, 2002, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, will hold a hearing to examine the critical shortage of affordable housing for working families.
WHAT:
Senate Housing Subcommittee hearing to examine the critical shortage of affordable housing in the nation
WHERE:
538 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 15, 2002, 2:30 PM
Witness List:
Senator John Kerry, sponsor of legislation to use surplus insurance premiums in the FHA program to fund a trust fund for building affordable housing.
Robert J. Reid, Executive Director, National Housing Conference
Ms. Sheila Crowley, President, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Ms. JoAnn Kane, Executive Director, McAuley Institute
David Curtis, Chairman, Housing Finance Committee, National Association of Home Builders;
Emmanuel Lane, whose family earns $15,600 a year and is currently living in transitional housing in Minneapolis
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