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Republicans raised several lines of attack yesterday at a U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on President Joe Biden s American Jobs Plan and Congress efforts to translate that into an infrastructure package. Chief among Republican arguments is that the plan strays too far from traditional infrastructure investment.
There is bipartisan support for an infrastructure package, but the administration s proposal is so broad and ambiguous . that it seems there is little if anything they do not consider or call infrastructure, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., vice chair of the committee, said in his opening statement.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was also critical of proposed purchase incentives for electric vehicles (EV) relative to spending on roads and bridges. And Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., questioned whether the president s plan would have a meaningful impact on global climate change in a testy exchange with Michael Regan, the administrator of the U.S. Enviro
New NAHREP Report Finds Despite Pandemic, Hispanics Drive Homeownership Growth for Sixth Consecutive Year
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Roadblocks include low inventory, tight mortgage credit rules, immigration reform
“A strong work ethic lifted Latino homebuyers to near record numbers,” said Sara Rodriguez, NAHREP 2021 National President. “Improvements to housing supply and mortgage credit rules will ensure robust growth for the next decade and beyond.” SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) April 20, 2021 The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals® (NAHREP®) released the 2020 State of Hispanic Homeownership Report today which examines progress made in the last year towards the organization’s mission of increasing sustainable Hispanic homeownership. The release of the report coincides with the start of the second part of NAHREP’s National Convention & Housing Policy Summit which resumes today and runs until Thurs
COLUMBUS – U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers won t run for U.S. Senate, instead taking a position to lead the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Stivers, 55, of Upper Arlington, announced Monday that he would step down from politics, where he represents the 15th District, on May 16 to become the next president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Stivers was considered a more moderate alternative to the Republicans current slate of candidates, who are battling to be the most pro-Trump contender. Stivers decision came after he raised nearly $1.4 million in the first weeks of 2021.
In the end, Stivers decided against entering another political fray. Former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, former Ohio Republican Party leader Jane Timken, Cleveland car dealer Bernie Moreno and businessman Mike Gibbons are among the hopefuls in a crowded GOP primary.
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