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“I certainly support this amendment. The gentleman from California has been one of the most active Members of this Congress in bringing attention to the economic fallout of the foreclosure crisis. I am well aware that his district located in my home State of California has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country. California has the Nation's fourth highest foreclosure rate with one in every 192 housing units receiving a foreclosure filing last April. Unfortunately, due to the economic impacts of foreclosures on communities, high foreclosure rates are sometimes accompanied by high unemployment rates. At 13 percent, California's unemployment rate is higher than the national unemployment rate of 9.5 percent. By prioritizing foreclosure counseling services to the hardest hit areas, this amendment would ensure that the homeowners most in need of these services would receive them, helping to stabilize communities that are already facing economic troubles. I support this amendment, and I certainly thank the gentleman for offering it. I hope my colleagues will vote ``yes.``”