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Wendy Sherman: I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to applaud the chair and the ranking member for a tour de force…

On the recordJuly 17, 2018
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to applaud the chair and the ranking member for a tour de force of bipartisanship: 32 bipartisan bills with near unanimous support in our committee, all put together in one outstanding package. I want to thank them both for including in this the BUILD Act, introduced by Mr. Loudermilk and me. This bill will help Habitat for Humanity and similar organizations. It says that when they provide a zero percent loan, they can use the old disclosure forms or the new disclosure forms, whichever is easiest for them and whichever they have the software to produce. This bill is supported by Habitat for Humanity International and the National Housing Conference. It passed our committee with a unanimous 53-0 recorded vote. I want to thank both the chairman and the ranking member for including this legislation in an excellent package, and I urge a ``yes'' vote.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Jul 17, 2018

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