Meek Votes to Extend Critical Unemployment Benefits and First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

WASHINGTON, DC – November 6, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Congressman Kendrick B. Meek today voted in favor of H.R. 3548, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 to extend critical unemployment benefits for unemployed workers, expand and improve the homebuyer tax credit, and provide tax relief for military families and businesses. The legislation passed by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 402-12.