[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4831]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          MISPLACED PRIORITIES

  (Mr. CARNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to object once again to the 
majority's misplaced priorities during these difficult times for 
American families. As a result of the financial crisis in 2008, more 
than 7 million Americans lost their jobs, and more than 9 million 
Americans have faced foreclosure. In my small State of Delaware, 6,000 
people filed for foreclosure last year, which is three times the norm. 
As Lieutenant Governor, I chaired a foreclosure prevention task force 
in Delaware. We learned that the best way to help homeowners was 
through a combination of private and public sector efforts.
  It's just unbelievable to me that this House voted to end foreclosure 
prevention programs which for thousands of families are the last chance 
to keep their homes. Let's remember that we are still recovering from 
the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and the housing 
market is still floundering. Allowing more families to lose their homes 
just makes things worse. So this debate is not just about helping 
individual families, as important as that is. It's also about 
strengthening the economic recovery now underway.

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