We will call the committee to order. I ask unanimous consent that the chairman be authorized to declare recess any time during todays hearing. That is so ordered. As a reminder, members insert a document in the record please email them. At this point i will recognize myself for the purposes of an Opening Statement. We are here today to discuss the initial federal response to march 26, 2024, Early Morning incident involving the cargo vessel and Francis Scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland, which resulted in the subsequent collapse of the bridge. The first one at all and six workers who sadly perished. I want to express our condolences and offer prayers to the families and their loved ones. I also want to express our appreciation to the harbor pilot and the Maryland Police authority who saved countless lives close in the bridge prior to the incident and all the First Responders who were obviously involved in that process. Finally, i want to commend the federal, state, and local offici
Good morning. Welcome everyone. It is good to be back again. Welcome to all our guests. Thank you for joining us today. The rules and Bylaws Committee meeting. We appreciate participation for the committee, the party, throughout this process. Client from the district of columbia along with my cochair Jim Roosevelt from the commonwealth of massachusetts. We serve as the cochairs rules and Bylaws Committee. Would you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. Went to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I will note turn over to my cochair Jim Roosevelt. Thank you. Before we begin, we want to note it is been just over a year since the dnc passed the final version of the delegate selection rules september 10, 2022. On this occasion we want to share our gratitude with the committee for being the most transparent process in history. As you know our mee
Development and the director of the federal Housing Finance agency testified on increasing housing supply and reducing cost for borrowers. This before the Senate Banking committee. Its one hour 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee on banking Housing Urban Affairs is called to order. Thanks for theo two witnesses joining us. Home is a lot more than four walls and roof. Home is where you go after long day at work. Home is where your kids play and do their homework. Home is where you plan for the future and build wealth. Home is a millions of families join the middle class. Our homes are an anchor in our lives, but for too many families around the country i home they can afford to c build the life around just just out of reach. I hear in ohio. I hear from people in lima city summer to why growth in mansfield were a new building with feet for 54 apartments for working families just opened. For the
Testified on increasing housing supply at reducing costs for borrowers but this before the Senate Banking committee. Its an hour and 45 minutes. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] committee on Housing Urban Affairs is called to order. Thanks to the two witnesses joining us. Home is more than four walls and a roof for the play and do their homework home as we plan for the future and build wealth. Home is millions of families during the middle class. Homes are an anchor in our lives for too many families are in the country home they can afford and build their life around feels out of reach. I hear it and ohio, hear from everywhere from people mine by the city similar to where i grew up in mansfield. Fiftyfour apartments for working families just opened 54 partners at 50011 interested families but i hear it from rural Washington County in Southeast Ohio marietta, church town, they struggled for years 48 homes for seniors right here in Franklin County in central ohio, columbus populatio
The committee on banking and housing and urban Affairs Committee has come to order. We thank the witnesses for joining us. Home is where you go after a long day of work and where your kids play and do their home work. Home is where you plan for the future and build wealth. Home is where millions of families join the middle class. Our homes are an anchor in our lives but for too many families around the country, a home they can afford and build their life around just feels out of reach. I hear it in ohio, i hear it from people in lima city, somewhere i grew newspaper mansfield where a new building with 54 apartments just opened for working families. Of those 54 apartments they had 511 interested families. I hear it from rural Washington County in southeast ohio, marietta, church town, where they struggled to build 48 homes for seniors. I hear it from Franklin County in columbus where the population has grown to 14 to more than 4. 3 Million People but housing supply hasnt kept up and sur