Tag: Senator

WILMINGTON, DE - March 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Thomas Carper and Congressman John Carney gave verbal pats on the back to dozens of neighborhood leaders today as they convened on the University of Delaware's Wilmington campus t...

WILMINGTON, DE - March 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Thomas Carper and Congressman John Carney gave verbal pats on the back to dozens of neighborhood leaders today as they convened on the University of Delaware's Wilmington campus t...

WILMINGTON, DE - March 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Thomas Carper and Congressman John Carney gave verbal pats on the back to dozens of neighborhood leaders today as they convened on the University of Delaware's Wilmington campus t...

WILMINGTON, DE - March 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Thomas Carper and Congressman John Carney gave verbal pats on the back to dozens of neighborhood leaders today as they convened on the University of Delaware's Wilmington campus t...

WILMINGTON, DE - March 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Thomas Carper and Congressman John Carney gave verbal pats on the back to dozens of neighborhood leaders today as they convened on the University of Delaware's Wilmington campus t...

WILMINGTON, DE - March 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Thomas Carper and Congressman John Carney gave verbal pats on the back to dozens of neighborhood leaders today as they convened on the University of Delaware's Wilmington campus t...

WILMINGTON, DE - March 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Thomas Carper and Congressman John Carney gave verbal pats on the back to dozens of neighborhood leaders today as they convened on the University of Delaware's Wilmington campus t...

Washington, D.C. - February 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Scott Brown (R-MA), Mark Begich (D-AK), James Inhofe (R-OK), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Robert Casey (D-PA), and John Cornyn (R-TX) have introduced bipartisan leg...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico) applauded President Obama’s support for provisions in S. 1637, the Expanding Build...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Senator Roland W. Burris today announced that $25 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds from the Department of Energy will be awarded to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning for energy efficiency building retrofits.

BOSTON, MA - April 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator John Kerry and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas today announced that the Carbon-Neutral Lowell Park and Preservation District initiative will receive $5 million in Recovery Act funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.

BOSTON, MA - April 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown today announced that seven Massachusetts housing organizations will receive a total of $399,780 in federal funding from NeighborWorks America. The funding will be used to help local communities revitalize and sustain their neighborhoods and to provide counseling to families and individuals facing the threat of foreclosure.

Washington, DC - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In his continued effort to help struggling families stay in their homes, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is leading an effort to ensure there are more qualified housing counselors for homeowners facing foreclosure in Colorado and across the country. A funding shortfall has lead to a shortage of counselors.

Norwalk, CT - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- It’s only been a few short weeks since heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in Connecticut, especially in shoreline communities. State Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today urged property owners in Norwalk and Darien who experienced damage from torrential rains, floods and heavy winds to be cautious and do their homework when hiring workers to do repairs and clean-up.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, United States Senator Roland W. Burris announced that the Department of Veterans of Affairs (VA) is awarding a $585,000 grant from the American Recovery Reinvestment Act for the construction of a new bus and ambulance garage at the Quincy Veterans Home in Quincy, IL

Washington, DC - April 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today sent a letter encouraging the U.S. Treasury Department to make common-sense improvements to its mortgage loan modification program that would help Coloradans from losing their homes to foreclosure. The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) provides assistance to allow families facing foreclosures to stay in their homes, and the changes Bennet is pushing for would further improve the program's ability to help struggling homeowners.

Washington, DC - March 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01), Vic Snyder (AR-02) and Mike Ross (AR-04) today announced that 17 Arkansas housing authorities will receive a total of $765,627 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds to hire and retain coordinators who will help individuals receiving public housing assistance secure employment. Coordinators help families and individuals acquire training and other services that assist them in finding employment or higher-paying jobs.

WASHINGTON, DC. - March 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) today addressed Missouri and national advocates for better neighborhoods and moderate- and low-income housing at the National NeighborWorks Association’s (NNA) Annual Legislative Day. During the event, Bond stressed the importance of the work done by organizations like NeighborWorks, particularly during the housing crisis, to help families find affordable housing and save their homes from foreclosure through services like counseling.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Senator Roland W. Burris today announced that American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds from the Department of Agriculture are being allocated to Illinois rural communities for water system projects to enhance water quality and improve sanitation services. These projects will provide construction jobs and improve water systems infrastructure in rural areas

Bill Updates Income Tax Code for Solar Power, Offers Tax Credit for Homeowners who Invest in Community Solar Projects. Washington, D.C. - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A month ago, U.S. Senator Mark Udall had the opportunity to spend a week listening to Coloradans' ideas for how to strengthen the state's economy during a visit to the Western Slope and at an Energy Jobs Summit he co-sponsored in Aurora. He heard firsthand from business leaders and citizens about ways he could partner with Colorado communities to create jobs and strengthen the clean energy economy. And today, Senator Udall rolled out the first of a package of clean-energy job-creation bills based on those ideas - specifically an idea he heard during a visit to Holy Cross Energy in Glenwood Springs

BOSTON, MA - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator John Kerry today announced that Chelsea Neighborhood Developers, Inc. will receive $352,000 in federal funding from NeighborWorks America. The funding will be used to help local communities revitalize and sustain their neighborhoods and to provide counseling to families and individuals facing the threat of foreclosure.

BOSTON, MA - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator John Kerry today announced that Neighborhood Housing Services of the South Shore, Inc. will receive $84,000 in federal funding from NeighborWorks America. The funding will be used to help local communities revitalize and sustain their neighborhoods and to provide counseling to families and individuals facing the threat of foreclosure.

BOSTON, MA - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator John Kerry today announced that Lawrence CommunityWorks, Inc. will receive $163,500 in federal funding from NeighborWorks America. The funding will be used to help local communities revitalize and sustain their neighborhoods and to provide counseling to families and individuals facing the threat of foreclosure.

March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Senator Andrea L. Stillman (D-Waterford) today welcomed final approval for the sale of state bonds to underwrite a loan to the New London Housing Authority. A total of just over $6 million will be used to overhaul 126 two- and three-bedroom apartments at the Bates Wood complex in New London.

March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, today commented on the House Budget Committee’s 21-16 vote to report the shell reconciliation bill “without recommendation” to the House. The House Rules Committee is expected to substitute the Democrats’ reconciliation language that pertains to the Senate-passed health care bill before sending the reconciliation bill to the House floor for a final vote later this week.

Washington, D.C. - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall announced that the Senate has passed a concurrent resolution that they sponsored to recognize Colorado Springs as the new home of a yearly National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Memorial Service.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to account for the way federal tax dollars obligated by the 2009 economic stimulus bill have been spent, including $312 million for public housing in Puerto Rico and program dollars to state housing authorities.

Foreclosures not limited to predatory lending as more homeowners are “underwater”. CHICAGO, IL - March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- More homeowners across Chicago find themselves at risk of foreclosure as property values drop and families struggle with unemployment, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today at a news conference to release National People’s Action’s 2009 Chicago Foreclosure Report.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, made the following statement after the committee held a hearing to review proposals designed to create jobs by making buildings energy efficient. The committee heard testimony from Terrence Mierzwa with Consumers Energy, headquartered in Jackson as well as Larry Laseter with Masco Home Services located in Taylor. The committee considered three proposals, including two supported by Senator Stabenow, the Building Star Energy Efficiency Act and the Home Star Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program.

LANSING, MI - March 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Senator Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) offered the following statement on the need to protect Michigan consumers from foreclosure scams, and her legislation to help do so. Senate Bill 930, Whitmer's legislation to develop qualifications and regulations on foreclosure consultants, was introduced in October 2009 and is currently awaiting action by the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.