New Senate Committee Membership to Determine $ for CDFI Fund

The Senate Appropriations Committee has finally announced its Subcommittee Chairmen and Rosters for the 107th Congress.* There are several changes to the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies which has jurisdiction over the CDFI Fund.* New members are listed in italics.* The full roster is listed below:*
Christopher Bond (R-MO) Chairman
Conrad Burns (R-MT)
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Larry Craig (R-ID)
Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Mike DeWine (R-OH)
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Ranking Minority Member
Patrick Leahy, (D-VT)
Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Harry Reid (D-NV)
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC) have dropped off the VA-HUD Subcommittee since the last Congress
Please contact your Senators to urge their support for restoring CDFI Fund appropriations to at least $80 million in Fiscal Year 2004.* Sign up for the CDFI Coalition’s Action Network by visiting our website at www.cdfi.org.* Thank you for your advocacy on behalf of CDFIs.*
Jennifer A. Vasiloff
Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions
1601 N. Kent Street, Suite 803
Arlington, VA 22209
703-894-0475 voice
703-841-7748 fax
*Visit the CDFI Coalition's re-vamped website at www.cdfi.org and sign up to join the CDFI Coalition's Action Network!
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The Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions is the lead national organization in the United States promoting the work of community development financial institutions. CDFIs bring capital, credit and financial services to low-wealth communities across the nation. The CDFI Coalition coordinates industry wide initiatives and conducts a variety of public education programs to introduce key audiences to the valuable work performed daily by CDFIs.

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