Political Quotes

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

On the recordOctober 4, 2007
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.
Said by
Steve Kagen
Wisconsin
Source
govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the mortgage crisis and supporting tax relief for homeowners facing foreclosure.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Steve Kagen

Oct 21, 2009

I would encourage you to do that. I think that producers should take advantage of every possibility to not just hedge their commodity, but also to make certain that they have proper insurance.

congress.gov
Mar 12, 2008

Thank you for yielding. You bring up an interesting point about paying taxes. Do you really believe that people who are going down can pay more? It doesn't make any sense at all. Let's take a look at some of the numbers. Twenty-five…

govinfo.gov
May 14, 2008

Does it bother you at all that we don't have any oversight in Iraq, where 20 percent of the money we're putting in, no receipts, no oversight at all, and it's a culture of corruption? Does that bother you at all?

govinfo.gov
Sep 16, 2009

I was very pleased to hear in your opening remarks that you were steadfastly against providing the Federal Reserve with the authority to be the systemic risk regulator.

congress.gov
View all Steve Kagen quotes

Other voices in this conversation