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Capitol Perspective: Housing

May 9, 2008
Edward M. Kennedy senator, D-MA
LaRayne Hebert district director, NeighborWorks America
Tina Brooks undersecretary, Housing and Community Dev.
Peter Gagliardi executive director, HAP Inc.

US Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) hosts a panel discussion exploring national and local perspectives on various aspects the burgeoning home foreclosure crisis. Panelists include LaRayne Hebert, District Director, NeighborWorks America; Tina Brooks, Undersecretary, Department of Housing and Community Development; and Peter Gagliardi, Executive Director, HAP, Inc., in a program about the burgeoning home foreclosure crisis.

The panel discussion includes both national and local perspectives on various aspects of the subject, including how the situation developed; what is currently being done to assist those who have lost or are about to lose their homes; and how this type of crisis might be averted in the future.

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