Steve Kagen: “My constituents in Northeast Wisconsin and countless others across this Nation are hurting because of the current…”

“My constituents in Northeast Wisconsin and countless others across this Nation are hurting because of the current mortgage crisis. The fact is many homeowners are increasingly unable to make monthly payments or sell their homes in the middle of a national housing slump. The number of national foreclosure filings reported last month more than doubled from a year ago. For these reasons, I rise in support of H.R. 3648. We need to provide tax relief to homeowners who face foreclosures on their homes.”