[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3525]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  LINCOLN/PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the creativity, 
effort, and resourcefulness of two local housing authorities in the 
First Congressional District of Rhode Island.
  At a time when Rhode Island and many other States across our country 
are experiencing unacceptably high foreclosure rates, there are some 
beacons of light in the housing sector, beacons like the Town of 
Lincoln Housing Authority and the Housing Authority of the City of 
Providence, which are both being recognized by the National Association 
of Housing and Redevelopment officials as Awards of Merit winners for 
being well-positioned to meet the demand for safe and affordable 
housing for low- and very low-income families.
  The Lincoln Housing Authority has instituted innovative programming 
for seniors, and the Providence Housing Authority has put in place 
energy efficiencies and cutting-edge health and fiscal planning 
programs.
  These housing authorities are leaders in the development and 
maintenance of cost-effective approaches to responding to the variety 
of today's housing and community development challenges. Lincoln and 
Providence Housing Authorities not only effectively address local 
housing and neighborhood redevelopment challenges and concerns; they 
have also set a national example for similar organizations to learn 
from so they can meet the unique needs in their communities.
  I congratulate you for your leadership in our State's housing 
industry, which proves yet again that Rhode Island innovation can 
combat both our State and national housing challenges.

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