Madame Chairwoman my name is Peter Carey, I am the Executive Director of Self Help Enterprises and I am also past president and current board member of the National Rural Housing Coalition.
The lead federal agency for providing assistance to our nation’s small towns and farming communities is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through their rural development programs. Congress and the Administration have already made substantial cuts in federal rural development spending. Over the last 6 years, federal spending on rural housing loan and community development programs has been reduced by more than 20%. The Administration’s Fiscal 2008 budget takes square aim at these programs which are critical to the survival of rural America.
Date: 05/07/2007
Madame Chairwoman my name is Peter Carey, I am the Executive Director of Self Help Enterprises and I am also past president and current board member of the National Rural Housing Coalition.
The lead federal agency for providing assistance to our nation’s small towns and farming communities is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through their rural development programs. Congress and the Administration have already made substantial cuts in federal rural development spending. Over the last 6 years, federal spending on rural housing loan and community development programs has been reduced by more than 20%. The Administration’s Fiscal 2008 budget takes square aim at these programs which are critical to the survival of rural America.
