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Edward Norton

Actor, director and Enterprise Community Partners Trustee Edward Norton, urged lawmakers to put opportunities for low-income people at the forefront of the nation's response to the climate-change crisis.

Enterprise is recognized and relied on by both political parties as a national leader in:

Browse our testimony and public comment by year.


 

Budget and Appropriations

FY 2010 Budget

President's 2010 Budget: A New Era of Responsiblility, Renewing America's Promise

FY 2010 HUD Budget Summary (PDF, 175KB)

HUD Budget Chart FY 2010 (PDF, 22KB)

2009 Economic Stimulus

Highlights of H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. (PDF, 48KB)

FY ’09 Budget Chart

HUD Budget Chart FY 2009 (PDF, 185KB)


Green and Sustainable

 

Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2009

June 11, 2009, President & CEO Doris Koo
Testimony on before the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

 

2009 Economic Stimulus

Memo to OMB, HUD and DOE re: Recommendations to Maximize Job Creation Opportunities by Leveraging Department of Energy ARRA Funding in Multifamily Housing. (PDF, 499KB)

Investments in Building Energy Efficiency in the Economic Recovery Bill. (PDF, 229KB)

High Performance Buildings Act

The High Performance Buildings Act creates incentives and resources for developing housing that is healthy, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable. (PDF, 75KB)

G.R.E.E.N. Act

The G.R.E.E.N. Act would encourage energy efficiency, conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings. (PDF, 77KB)

June 11, 2009, President & CEO Doris Koo
Testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

June 11, 2008, President and CEO Doris Koo
Testimony before House Financial Services Committee (PDF, 98KB)

Building Green, Saving Green: Constructing Sustainable and Energy Efficient Buildings

May 14, 2008, Trustee Edward Norton
Testimony before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. (PDF, 66KB)

Green Buildings: Benefits to Health, the Environment, and the Bottom Line

March 15, 2007, Senior vice president & Chief strategy officer Stockton Williams
Statement to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (PDF, 50KB)

Energy-Efficient Affordable Housing Development

Sept. 10, 2007, Senior vice president & Chief strategy officer Stockton Williams
Comment to Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. (PDF, 920KB)

U.S. House Passes Historic Green Affordable Housing Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the landmark HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act. The bill marks the first time lawmakers have authorized holistic environmental principles in a major housing program. Leading House members praised the bill’s green-building provisions on the House floor. Watch the video.


Gulf Coast Rebuilding

February 5, 2007, President and CEO Doris Koo
Testimony on Enterprise’s Gulf Coast Work. (PDF, 64KB)


Foreclosure and Neighborhood Stabilization

2009 Economic Stimulus

First-time Home buyer Tax Credit Summary. (PDF, 95KB)

Changes to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. (PDF, 128KB)

Enterprise NSP Report

The Challenge of Foreclosed Properties: An Analysis of State and Local Plans to Use the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. (PDF, 742KB) | Summary. (PDF, 60KB)

Foreclosure Crisis

Jan. 31, 2008, President and CEO Doris Koo
Testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. (PDF, 59KB)

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424)

Rescue Bill Summary (PDF, 162KB)
Tax Provisions Summary (PDF, 123KB)

Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (H.R. 3221)

Emergency Assistance for the Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes:

Ten Solutions to Improve the Effectiveness of HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Dec. 1, 2008 (PDF, 188KB)

The Neighborhood Stabilization Program: Questions and Answers For Housing Developers. Prepared by the National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST). Dec. 11, 2008 (PDF, 234KB)


Preservation

Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act preserves the federally assisted affordable housing stock. (PDF, 110KB)

Housing America's Workforce Act
Employer Assisted Housing programs (EAH) allow the private sector to play a direct role in promoting affordable housing for low-and moderate-income working families. (PDF, 30KB)

The HOPE VI program helps transform dilapidated and severely distressed public housing into mixed-income developments in healthier communities. (PDF, 96KB)

HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007. (PDF, 244KB)

Affordable Housing Preservation

July 10, 2007, Senior vice president for field operations Rafael Cestero
Testimony to the House Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee. (PDF, 139KB)

Improvements to Public Housing

June 21, 2007, President and CEO Doris Koo
Testimony to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity House Financial Services Committee. (PDF, 49KB)


Regulatory and Banking

Comptroller Dugan Says CRA not Responsible for Subprime Lending Abuses

The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) "helps banks do what they should be doing," keynote speaker Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan told attendees of the 2008 Enterprise Community Conference.
Read the full article.

Community Reinvestment Act Regulations

April 5, 2004, Senior vice president, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Benson F. Roberts and Senior vice president & Chief strategy officer Stockton Williams
Comment to the Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies' Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. (PDF, 111 KB)

HUD's Proposed Policy on Removal of Regulatory Barriers

January 12, 2004, Former Chairman and CEO F. Barton Harvey, III
Comment (PDF, 58KB)


Rural and Native American

Native American Housing Assistance

June 6, 2007, Vice president, Public policy Ali Solis
Testimony to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (PDF, 36KB)


Supportive Housing

The HEARTH Act, H.R. 7221

Homelessness Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2008: National Alliance to End Homelessness Summary. (PDF, 641KB)


Tax

2009 Economic Stimulus

First-time Home buyer Tax Credit Summary. (PDF, 95KB)

Housing and Economic Recovery Act 2008

LIHTC Modernization Summary. (PDF, 65KB)

New Markets Tax Credit

New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act designed to stimulate investment and economic growth in low-income urban neighborhoods and rural communities. (PDF, 82KB)

Tax Incentives for Affordable Housing

May 24, 2007, Trustee Jonathan F. P. Rose
Statement to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures House Committee. (PDF, 40KB)

Tax Reform

June 10, 2005, Enterprise Community Partners
Comment to the President’s Advisory Panel. (PDF, 44KB)


Other

Transit-Oriented Development

Feb. 12, 2008, Senior vice president and Mid-Atlantic director Kelly Cartales
Testimony before the Maryland House of Delegates. (PDF, 174KB)

N.Y. State Budget

Jan. 29, 2008, Vice president and New York director Abby Jo Sigal and Local Office director, Upstate New York Alma Balonon-Rosen
Written Testimony for the N.Y. State Senate Finance and Assembly Ways & Means Committee. (PDF, 140KB)

Investment Funds

Sept. 10, 2007, Senior vice president, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Benson F. Roberts and Vice president, Public policy Ali Solis
Comment to Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). (PDF, 2,000KB)

Proposed Joint Rules for Community Reinvestment Act

May 10, 2005, Senior vice president, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Benson F. Roberts and Senior vice president & Chief strategy officer Stockton Williams
Comment (PDF, 57KB)

Federal Policies to Help Cities Address Economic Development Challenges

June 27, 2005, Enterprise Community Partners
Statement to the Speaker's Saving America's Cities Working Group and Advisory Committee. (PDF, 40KB)

HUD Rule For Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Affordable Housing Goals

June 30, 2004, Former chairman of the board And CEO F. Barton Harvey, III and President, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Michael Rubinger
Comment (PDF, 62KB)

Health Care for All Plan

March 2, 2004, Senior vice president & Chief strategy officer Stockton Williams
Testimony to the Maryland House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee. (PDF, 23KB)

February 25, 2004, Senior vice president & Chief strategy officer Stockton Williams
Testimony to the Maryland State Senate Finance Committee. (PDF, 21KB)

 

 

   

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