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Wexler to Hold Town Hall in Broward County |
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Please join Congressman Wexler for a town hall forum with Broward elected officials on Monday, May 12: 2:30 p.m. Palm Aire Community Town Hall 800 Southwest 36th Ave, Pompano Beach, FL Herb Skolnick Civic Center
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May 9, 2008 |
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Wexler Lauds Passage of Comprehensive Response to America's Housing Crisis |
Today, Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) lauded the passage of legislation that aggressively responds to the nation’s housing crisis. For the past year, the number of Florida families at risk of losing their homes has spiked dramatically, and currently 1 in every 97 Florida homes is facing foreclosure. The House of Representatives passed two key pieces of legislation, the Neighborhood Stabilization Act, and the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, aimed at stabilizing the housing market and helping communities recover from foreclosures.
“Florida has ne of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation, and every time a home forecloses, the value of entire neighborhood declines,” said Congressman Wexler. “This legislation is designed to keep families in their homes, prevent housing values from plummeting, and help neighborhoods recover from the devastating aftereffects of foreclosures. Homeownership is still the primary method by which most American families build equity, and by stabilizing the housing market, Congress is taking a critical step towards turning our economy around.”
H.R. 5818, the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008, establishes a $15 billion program for States for the purchase and rehabilitation of housing in areas hit hard by the foreclosure crisis. The legislation puts special ...read more
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May 8, 2008 |
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Wexler Recognizes Plight of AIDS Orphans Around the World |
Congressman Wexler placed the following statement into the Congressional Record today recognizing World AIDS Orphans Day and the need to provide support to the millions of orphans and vulnerable children around the world who are victims of this terrible disease:
HON. ROBERT WEXLER
OF FLORIDA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
Madam Speaker, I want to join my colleagues in Congress as well as the entire international community in recognizing World AIDS Orphans Day. This is a critically important day because we are reminded of our collective responsibility to address the needs of the world’s most vulnerable population -- millions of orphans and vulnerable children who need desperately need our support, care, attention and resources.
According to the U.S. Agency for International Development, highly vulnerable children include those who receive inadequate adult support because of abandonment, economic distress, or chronic illness; have HIV/AIDS or are suspected of having HIV; are directly affected by armed conflict; live outside of family care; or in some other way have suffered from a collapse of traditional social safety nets in their communities. Disease, conflict, violence, natural disaster, and severe economic strife leave millions of the world’s youngest people orphaned or ...read more
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May 7, 2008 |
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