Merkley Unveils Plan to Help Get Economy Back on Track: Boost the Housing Market and Stem the Tide of Foreclosures

Portland, OR – January 18, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today visited the North Portland home of a family who is struggling to keep their home and unveiled his plan to address the ongoing foreclosure crisis and boost the nation’s troubled housing market. A range of economists have concluded that repairing the housing market is critical to adding jobs and accelerating the slow recovery.