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Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

Date: July 23, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending


HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2008 -- (House of Representatives - July 23, 2008)

Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Thank you, Mr. Neal. I commend you for your hard work on this bill and enthusiastically support it, commending Mr. Rangel and, of course, Mr. Frank who, as we all know from New England, has labored tirelessly along with Senator Dodd from my home State of Connecticut to bring this legislation to fruition.

I want to commend our dear friend Mr. McCrery for his remarks, and I have some sympathy with regard to his concerns about procedure. But they pale in comparison to the relief that people in the State of Connecticut, the State of Louisiana, and all across this nation are desiring. I can't emphasize enough the work that Charlie Rangel and Barney Frank have done on this legislation to bring relief where it's greatly needed, as Mr. Levin pointed out, especially in our urban and city areas where the block grants will provide an opportunity and great flexibility for them to do the kind of things and provide the incentives needed to both preserve people in their ability to stay in their homes and expand that opportunity across the State.


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