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Housing Action Alert
Catholic Social Teaching challenges us to make the needs of the poor a priority. Nationwide, many have difficulty in finding affordable housing. Following is an alert from Illinois Housing Roundtable concerning funding for a National Housing Trust Fund to create affordable housing.
Call Your Representative TODAY
Important National Housing Trust Fund Vote on May 17-18
Support H.R. 1427, GSE Regulatory Reform Legislation
The House is expected to take up H.R. 1427 on May 17 and 18.
The bill contains a provision to reserve $500 million a year from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a dedicated source of funding for the National Housing Trust Fund. For more information on the GSE Regulatory Reform Legislation and the National Housing Trust Fund go to http://nlihc.org/detail/article.cfm?article_id=4039.
Call Your Representative and urge him/her to:
Vote YES on H.R. 1427.
Vote NO on any amendment that would remove the Affordable Housing Fund from the legislation, not allow the money to be transferred into a National Housing Trust Fun, or that would send the bill back to the Committee.
Please use this toll free number, 877-210-5351, for the congressional switchboard and ask to be connected to the housing staffer for your Representative.
Network, a Catholic Social Justice Lobby has also issued an alert on the Trust Fund and the sites below can be used to send an email message and to obtain more information.
You can also send a message to your Representative via NETWORK’s web site at http://capwiz.com/networklobby/issues/alert/?alertid=9751971&type=CO
More information on this issue is on NETWORK’s web site at http://www.networklobby.org/issues/economic_equity/affordable_housing.htm
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