Housing
Pelosi Statement in Support of Chairman Frank’s Legislation to Strengthen Oversight of TARP
Friday, January 9, 2009
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President-elect Obama’s nomination of Shaun Donovan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on a report issued this afternoon by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the Treasury Department’s implementation of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP):
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Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on deteriorating economic news, including a steep rise in foreclosures and increased number of Americans filing for jobless claims:
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi today issued this statement following remarks by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson who called on financial institutions about to receive $250 billion in capital infusions from the federal government to use part of such capital to free up the flow of credit in financial markets. Paulson also urged financial institutions to work with homeowners to avoid foreclosures.
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on pending action by the Treasury Department regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. The legislation passed by a vote of 272 to 152. Below are her remarks:
"Mr. Rangel, Mr. Frank, Mr. Neal, and Chairwoman Waters have brought us a comprehensive package on housing policy reforms that will help lift families facing foreclosure and stem the continuing drop in home values around the country.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in response to the Bush Administration?s proposals on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the Senate approved housing legislation to address the mortgage crisis:
"The Senate's passage of its housing bill brings us one step closer to providing relief to Americans at-risk of foreclosure and to getting our economy back on track and creating jobs again.