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Building on the U.S. Energy Boom, BPC’s Energy Project to Release Comprehensive Set of...
Washington, D.C.- January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Former U.S. Senator Byron L. Dorgan, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, retired General James L. Jones, and former EPA Administrator William K. Reilly will address the National Press Club on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, on a bipartisan set of policy recommendations that they, together with the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Energy Project Board, have crafted as a guide for policymakers in 2013
Mikulski, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Help End Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON, DC - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.),a member of the Senate Military Family Caucus, today announced that she has introduced legislation along with Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Mark Begic...
Chairman Murray Statement on Decline in Homeless Veterans Population
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD), made ...
Wicker Calls for Better Green Building Standards for Defense Department on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, DC - December 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Tuesday discussed on the Senate Floor an amendment he filed to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to help ensure military construction projects avoid unne...
Menendez Calls for the Immediate Suspension of Foreclosures & Evictions for All New Jersey...
WASHINGTON, DC - November 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today called on the New Jersey Attorney General to issue a moratorium that would suspend foreclosure sales and evictions, delay the initiation of any foreclos...
Lautenberg Presses Obama Administration to Expand Housing Options for New Jersey Residents Displaced By...
NEWARK - November 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg wrote to President Obama expressing concern about the availability of housing options for New Jersey residents displaced by Hurricane Sandy. While the Federal Emergency ...
Menendez, Boxer Urge Republicans to Join Them to Help Responsible Homeowners Refinance
WASHINGTON, DC - September 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Citing new momentum and support among a broad array of stakeholders, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today reintroduced the Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act an...
Pennsylvanians not taking advantage of foreclosure review?
WASHINGTON, DC - August 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) alerted Pennsylvanians who may have wrongfully lost their homes that they could qualify for financial compensation via the Independent Foreclosure Review process. The pr...
Schumer, Maloney, Gillibrand, McHenry Introduce Interstate Land Sales Disclosure Act Update
WASHINGTON, DC - August 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) along with Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Michael Grimm (R-NY) have intro...
Klobuchar’s Bipartisan Bill to Support Homeless Veterans Headed to President’s Desk to Be Signed...
Washington, D.C. - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced that her bipartisan legislation to help fight homelessness among America’s veterans has passed the House and Senate and is headed to the President’s desk ...
Senator Menendez Criticizes Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Decision Not to Allow Principal Reduction for...
WASHINGTON, DC - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Housing Subcommittee of the Senate Banking Committee, today criticized FHFA’s decision not to allow principal reduction for struggling homeowners under any...
Corker Applauds FHFA Decision Not to Encourage Underwater Borrowers to Default on Home Mortgages
WASHINGTON, DC - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, made the following statement today in response to a decision by Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting ...
Merkley Unveils Bold Plan to Jump-Start Housing Markets
WASHINGTON, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today offered a new plan to tackle one of the most persistent challenges to the sputtering economy: the massive number of Americans who owe more on their mortgages tha...
Gillibrand Announces Over $1.2 Million to Fight Homelessness Among Veterans and Families in Hudson...
Federal Investment from VA Will Help Keep Vets and Families on Stable Ground Washington, D.C. – July 18, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced federal grants worth $1,206,025 to help prevent homeles...
HOMELESS VETERANS: Senator Murray Announces Funding for Homeless Prevention Across Washington State
Washington, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the Senate Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that six state non-profit community agencies wil...
Corker: Government Should Not Encourage Homeowners to Default
NASHVILLE - April 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Bob Corker, a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, today wrote to Ed DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, urging him to avoid encouraging irresponsible behavior on the part of American homeowners.
RI to Receive Additional $634,000 in Foreclosure Prevention Funds
PROVIDENCE, RI – April 4, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island will receive an additional $634,342 in federal funding to continue providing housing counseling to struggling Rhode Is...
Lieberman, Blumenthal, Himes Announce $108,384 for Bridgeport’s Homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC - March 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Joseph Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Jim Himes announced a $108,384 grant today that will assist homeless veterans in Bridgeport with permanent housing and support. The g...
Leahy, Sanders, Welch, Shumlin: Vermont Nets $21.6 M. In Post-Irene Community Development Funds
January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a keenly awaited step along Vermont's path to recovery from Irene, Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I), Congressman Peter Welch (D) and Governor Peter Shumlin (D) Friday announced that the U.S...
Reed Announces $4.6 Million to Help Homeless
PROVIDENCE, RI - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island will receive $4.6 million in federal Continuum of Care funding to combat homelessness. These funds were made available through the...
