Congressman Fattah Will Join HUD Secretary Donovan, Mayor Nutter at Penn for White House Housing Summit

PHILADELPHIA, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) will join with the Obama Administration and Mayor Nutter for The White House Community Partnership Summit at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, March 2 at 9 a.m. The Summit will focus on strategies to aid borrowers and repair the housing market.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the General Services Administration will host the Summit that will feature HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and General Services Administration Administrator Martha Johnson. Donovan and Johnson will lead a discussion on a number of issues including key aspects of the President's plan to help responsible borrowers and heal the housing market. Contained in this proposal is a broad based refinancing plan to help responsible borrowers save an average of $3,000 a year, implementation of a "homeowners bill of rights," and increasing incentives for modifications that help Americans rebuild equity in their homes.

Friday's summit will begin with a morning plenary session at which Congressman Fattah and Mayor Nutter will deliver remarks, followed by a set of open space dialogues, in which participants set the agenda and identify action steps with officials throughout the afternoon. The open space dialogues will facilitate in-depth discussions on topics from housing and health care to education to jobs and the economy.

The summit in Philadelphia is the second in a series of White House Community Partnership Summits that will provide an opportunity for senior Administration officials to discuss Administration policies with community leaders, small business owners and state and local elected officials across the country over the coming months. Coverage is invited.

WHAT: White House Community Partnership Summit

WHERE: University of Pennsylvania
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
3680 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

WHEN: Friday, March 2 beginning at 9 a.m.

SOURCE Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah

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