Commissioner Wozniak’s testimony before Congress on foreclosures…

Last week the press release was posted announcing that Lucas County Commissioner Tina Skeldon Wozniak was going to testify before Congress on the topic of home foreclosures. Below is a copy of the testimony she gave this morning:
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
Cleveland, Ohio - June 16, 2008
Good morning. I would like to thank Chairwoman Waters and the members of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity for coming to Ohio for this very important hearing. I would also like to thank my own Representative, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, for arranging this opportunity.
My name is Tina Skeldon Wozniak and I am the President of the Board of Lucas County Commissioners. I am here today on behalf of the 450,000 residents of my county, just about 100 miles from here. I am also here as a professional social worker, trained to recognize the deep worry in the faces of too many of our residents.
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