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Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning papers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and e…

Subcommittee Chairman Rick Lazio, R-New York oversaw this hearing on Public Housing and Regulation Reform. Committee members heard testimony from Housing & Urban Secretary Henry Cisneros on …

Representative John Olver (D-MA) hosted a one-day conference for business leaders from his home district. Administration officials and members of Congress talked about domestic and foreign p…

Secretary Cisneros talked to reporters about HUD reforms to make public housing a more suitable living environment. He discussed the department’s progress over the past year and its future g…

Housing & Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros and others announced $900 million in federal grants to cities and organizations to deal with homeless persons and talked about the money …

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

President Clinton, accompanied by Vice President Gore and Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros, announced a new home ownership proposal. The President indicated that his goal is to boost home o…

Committee members heard testimony from HUD Secretary Cisneros on the Housing and Urban Developments fiscal year 1996 appropriations bill.

Secretary Cisneros and others briefed reporters and answered questions about the release of a progress report on public housing revitalization efforts nationwide. He spoke briefly about HUD …

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros, and other administration supporters, talked about the administration’s proposal to reform the Department of Housing and Urban Developm…

Secretary Henry Cisneros briefed reporters on Attorney General Janet Reno’s recommendation for the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether Secretary Cisneros should be p…

House Banking Subcommittee members heard testimony on HUD security contracts and the Nation of Islam’s role in public housing. The panel is investigating whether the Nation of Islam is viola…

Housing & Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros gave prepared remarks about the changes in his department and the state of the nation’s public housing system. He rejected calls for cuts…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros briefed reporters on changes in federal housing mortgage insurance criteria. Warren Lasko, the Executive Vice President of the Mortgag…

Vice President Al Gore, Jr., and several lawmakers and other public officials spoke to mayors. They addressed such issues as welfare reform and budget cuts, and their impact on urban areas.

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee members heard testimony about the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget and administrative practices. Secretary Henry Cisnero proposed cutti…

After meeting with President Clinton, the three cabinet secretaries talked to reporters about the administration’s domestic policy agenda for the next two years, including the “Middle Class …