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Full Committee Hearing

Affordable Housing Preservation and Protection of Tenants

 

Thursday, June 19, 2008, 10:00 a.m., 2129 Rayburn House Office Building
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 Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearing on Affordable Housing Preservation      

            Washington, DC – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank today announced that the committee will hold a hearing to examine issues related to affordable housing preservation and the protection of tenants.  This hearing will focus on efforts to preserve the nation’s existing stock of federally-assisted affordable, multi-family rental housing.

            Witnesses are expected to discuss policy options for strengthening federal efforts to preserve the existing stock of affordable housing, including the establishment of new or additional incentives for owners, to not only maintain the property’s affordability but also its quality. 

 

Witness List & Prepared Testimony:

Panel One

  • Mr. John L. Garvin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multi-Family Housing Programs and Senior Advisor to the Federal Housing Commissioner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Mr. Shaun Donovan, Commissioner, City of New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development
  • Mr. Clarence Snuggs, Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Panel Two

  • Mr. Michael Bodaken, President, National Housing Trust
  • Ms. Laura Burns, President, Signal Group/Eagle Point Properties
  • Ms. Amanda Seward, Counsel, Lincoln Place Tenants Association
  • Mr. Laverne Joseph, President and Chief Executive Office, Retirement Housing Foundation
  • Mr. Ricky Leung, President, Cherry Street Tenant Association
  • Mr. J. Kenneth Pagano, Secretary, National Affordable Housing Management Association
  • Mr. Brian Poulin, Partner, Evergreen Partners LLC

Available Member Statements:

Printed Hearing: 110-122

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