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Gas and Energy Prices
The energy crisis is real. You feel it every day at the pump and when you pay utility bills or buy groceries.
The solution to high energy prices is complicated, but we can do something about it.
We must reduce market speculation, increase efficiency, and invest in conservation and renewable energy sources. Our plan would lower demand for oil, reduce spending on energy at home and on the road, begin to reduce global warming and grow our economy and good jobs.
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Foreclosure Prevention Workshop Held
Over 100 families took the huge step of attending the Foreclosure Prevention Workshop last Saturday. While Congress is working hard to make sure that families stay in their homes and to stabilize our housing market, the families that attended had the opportunity to attend workshops, meet with financial counselors and find solutions to each of their financial situations.
If you weren't able to attend the event last Saturday, and have questions about your mortgage or financial options, please contact the Richmond District Office at (925) 602-1880.
You can also watch news coverage of the event below.
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Rep. Miller to host Foreclosure Event in Contra Costa County
Rep. George Miller, with Rep. Ellen Tauscher and Rep. Jerry McNerney, will be hosting a Congressional Foreclosure Prevention Workshop in Concord on Saturday, June 14th from 10am to 4pm.
The purpose of the free event is to provide immediate assistance to families facing foreclosure or who are concerned about their current housing and financial situation.
The workshop will consist of panel discussions, resource tables and loan counseling services. Representatives from housing counseling agencies will be available to provide advice to families.
For more information, please call (925) 602-1880.
Schedule of events:
10:15 AM
Welcome from Reps. Miller, Tauscher & McNerney
10:30 AM
Con’s & Scams: Don’t Get Taken! -- Ken McCormack, Contra Costa DA
Illegal Loans and Legal Options -- Noah Zinner, Bay Area Legal Aid
Foreclosure Options -- Lynette Gibson- McElhaney, Richmond NHS
11:30 AM
Qualifying for Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Loans -- Nancy Florez, HUD
Tax Implications for a Short Sale and Foreclosure -- Patrick Brown, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
1:00 PM
Post-Foreclosure Credit Counseling -- Consumer Credit Counseling Services of SF (CCCS)
Randy Bupp, Bankruptcy Attorney -- Chapt 11 and Chapt 13
2:00 PM
Short Sale: What it is and what to expect -- Katrina Vizinau, CHDC
Eviction Process: Your Rights & Responsibilities -- Noah Zinner, Bay Area Legal Aid
Counseling Services:
Pacific Community Services – 2 Counselors
Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services – 4 Counselors
CHDC– 5 Counselors (2 of the 5 are bilingual)
Housing Rights – 1 Counselor
Vallejo Neighborhood Housing Services – 1 (bilingual)
ACORN Housing - 3
Resource Tables:
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Catholic Charities of the East Bay
Contra Costa Crisis Center
Bay Area Legal Aid
Contra Costa Housing Authority
Constituent Services-- Tauscher
Constituent Services-- Miller
Constituent Services-- McNerney
Contra Costa County Bar Association
California Mortgage Association
Veterans Administration (for Home loan Information)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Contra Costa Workforce Services
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the East Bay
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