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“As a former mayor, I have seen the detrimental impact that predatory lending has on families and communities. A University of Dayton study demonstrates how mortgage foreclosures are affecting urban areas in Ohio: Many foreclosed homes sit vacant and boarded up for long periods of time. These properties are blights on our neighborhoods and become a threat to public health and safety. They result in falling property values, increased crime, lead to an eroded local tax base, and impair a city’s ability to provide important services. Therefore, I offered an amendment to the FY 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (THUD) that seeks to help families who are potential victims of lending practices that could lead to foreclosure. The amendment to THUD increases the amount of funds available for HUD approved housing counselors by $6.7 million. It is my hope that through the increased funding in my amendment housing counseling agencies such as St. Mary’s Development Corporation will increase vital counseling services to families in need. These services will give families assistance they need to protect themselves from predatory lending practices.” |
Congressman Mike Turner, shown here speaking at a recent historic preservation event, participated in two pieces of historic preservation legislation that recently passed the House by huge majorities. The first bill, H.R. 3981, provides for the continued existence of two critical historic preservation programs. This legislation was coauthored with Congressman Turner’s Historic Preservation Caucus Co-Chair Congressman Brad Miller (D-NC) and has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM). The second bill, H.R. 4199, will bring Hawthorn Hill in Oakwood and the Wright Factory buildings in West Dayton under the control of the National Park Service.
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Congressman Michael Turner (center) is pictured with Darryl K. Myers, Postmaster General for Dayton (left), and Julie Liss-Katz, Constituent and Public Affairs Director for Miami Valley Hospital (right), after discussing the passport procedures and travel requirements..
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