Legislation & Politics

Senators Schumer-Snowe Bipartisan Letter Requesting FY09 Funding for Public Housing Operating Fund & Capital Fund

Senate Support For Public Housing Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations

Twenty-seven senators signed the bipartisan letter (April 24, 2008) led by Senators Charles Schumer and Olympia Snowe requesting fiscal year 2009 appropriations of $5.3 billion for the Public Housing Operating Fund and $3.5 billion for the Public Housing Capital Fund (see attached letter).

The 27 cosigners are below (Republicans in italics):

  1. Schumer (D-NY)
  2. Snowe (R-ME)
  3. Boxer (D-CA)
  4. Brown (D-OH)
  5. Cantwell (D-WA)
  6. Cardin (D-MD)
  7. Casey (D-PA)
  8. Clinton (D-NY)
  9. Coleman (R-MN)
  10. Collins  (R-ME)
  11. Durbin  (D-IL)
  12. Feingold (D-WI)
  13. Kennedy  (D-MA)
  14. Kerry (D-MA)
  15. Kohl (D-WI)
  16. Lautenberg (D-NJ)
  17. Leahy (D-VT)
  18. Levin  (D-MI)
  19. Lieberman (D-CT)
  20. Menendez (D-NJ)
  21. Reed (D-RI)
  22. Rockefeller (D-WV)
  23. Smith (R-OR)
  24. Specter  (R-PA)
  25. Stabenow (D-MI)
  26. Sununu  (R-NH)
  27. Wyden (D-OR)
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