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“As a former mayor, I have seen the detrimental impact that predatory lending has on families and communities. A University of Dayton study demonstrates how mortgage foreclosures are affecting urban areas in Ohio: Many foreclosed homes sit vacant and boarded up for long periods of time. These properties are blights on our neighborhoods and become a threat to public health and safety. They result in falling property values, increased crime, lead to an eroded local tax base, and impair a city’s ability to provide important services. Therefore, I offered an amendment to the FY 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (THUD) that seeks to help families who are potential victims of lending practices that could lead to foreclosure. The amendment to THUD increases the amount of funds available for HUD approved housing counselors by $6.7 million. It is my hope that through the increased funding in my amendment housing counseling agencies such as St. Mary’s Development Corporation will increase vital counseling services to families in need. These services will give families assistance they need to protect themselves from predatory lending practices.” |
 Paul Larochelle (L) and his son, Andrew (R), present a flag flown over the United States Capitol Building to his grandfather, Marcel Larochelle. Andrew’s request had the word “God” censored from it by the Architect of the Capitol until Congressman Turner and his colleagues intervened.
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Congressman Michael Turner (center) is pictured with Darryl K. Myers, Postmaster General for Dayton (left), and Julie Liss-Katz, Constituent and Public Affairs Director for Miami Valley Hospital (right), after discussing the passport procedures and travel requirements..
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