Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Baucus, Congressman Michael Castle from my home state of Delaware, and Members of the Committee, my name is Joe Myer and I am the Executive Director of NCALL, Research, Inc. and a current board member of the National Rural Housing Coalition.
We are pleased to offer our support for the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act. Reinvigoration of federal housing policy is long overdue. The resources that this legislation makes available will have a positive impact on the quality and quantity of affordable housing across the nation. Given high levels of housing distress in rural areas, the recent reductions in federal rural housing assistance and the low level of support for rural housing by other programs and entities, the National Rural Housing Coalition is especially pleased to endorse this legislation.
Date: 07/17/2007
Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Baucus, Congressman Michael Castle from my home state of Delaware, and Members of the Committee, my name is Joe Myer and I am the Executive Director of NCALL, Research, Inc. and a current board member of the National Rural Housing Coalition.
We are pleased to offer our support for the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act. Reinvigoration of federal housing policy is long overdue. The resources that this legislation makes available will have a positive impact on the quality and quantity of affordable housing across the nation. Given high levels of housing distress in rural areas, the recent reductions in federal rural housing assistance and the low level of support for rural housing by other programs and entities, the National Rural Housing Coalition is especially pleased to endorse this legislation.