Sam Brownback: “today the Senate has resolved to embark upon a unique partnership with Habitat for Humanity International. In honor of…”

“today the Senate has resolved to embark upon a unique partnership with Habitat for Humanity International. In honor of National Homeownership Week, which concludes tomorrow, the Senate will resolve today to lend its support and its elbow grease to a project we call ``The House the Senate Built.'' The idea of this project is to bring Members of the Senate, their staffs, local Habitat affiliates, volunteers, and sponsors together to build simple and decent, affordable housing for low-income families in all 50 States and the District of Columbia, and to do this by the end of 2001. The project will begin with a ``model build'' right here in Washington, DC, slated to begin before National Homeownership Week in 2001. Following this event, Habitat for Humanity International will link Senators with local Habitat affiliates in their respective States. The Senators will then work with these local affiliates to build at least one Habitat house in their States during 2001. So we are going to have 51 houses built by the Senate before the end of 2001. For over 24 years, Habitat for Humanity International has been at the forefront of turning the American dream of owning a home into a reality.”