House Proceeding on Feb 26th, 2009 :: 0:51:55 to 0:54:35
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Betty Sue Sutton: to the distinguished gentlewoman from ohio, my colleague and a former member of the rules committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized for three minutes. ms. sutton: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for the time and for his leadership on this issue. on october 3, 2008 addy polk, a 90-year-old woman from akron,

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Speech By: Betty Sue Sutton

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Betty Sue Sutton: ohio n. my district shot herself because her home was in foreclosure. she fell behind on her mortgage payments and could not bear to lose the home that she lived in for nearly 40 years. fortunately she survived and her home was saved.

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Betty Sue Sutton: but ms. polk is not alone. millions of homeowners across the country are finding it more difficult to keep up with their payments. homeowners are struggle for many reasons. some, many in fact have lost their jobs. and you're right when you say, americans don't want welfare.

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Betty Sue Sutton: they want jobs. which is why we passed the recovery act just a couple of weeks ago. some have lost their homes another issue that our president and this congress is set to take action on. ansome have lost their homes

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Betty Sue Sutton: because they were deceived into signing predatory loans. another issue that we are acting on. and some did get in over their head when they should not have. but regardless of the cause, the cris is real. and it is real not only for homeowners like addy polk who

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Betty Sue Sutton: are losing their homes, it is real for our communities and it is real for our country. and we have an interest and a responsibility to do better in dealing with the challenge. today the house will vote on the helping families save their homes act. the bill provides homeowners with options to refinance into

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Betty Sue Sutton: mortgage that is they can afford and -- mortgages that they can afford and it will help countless families stay in their homes. this is not the e. it is just one step in the tackling the housing challenge that we face as a nation. i urge my colleagues to vote yes on this crucial legislation because americans like addy polk

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Betty Sue Sutton: and so many others out there deserve more than feeling so desperate as to shoot them selves -- themselves after living in a home almost 40 years