Congressman Cleaver Leads Workforce Housing Meeting With USDA Rural Housing Administrator Hernandez and Local Stakeholders

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Yesterday Congressman Cleaver led a working meeting with local county economic development professionals, as well as the Administrator of USDA's Rural Housing Service, Tony Hernandez, and representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Housing Assistance Council. The working meeting focused on rural workforce housing priorities and the housing needs of the Fifth District's rural communities. This effort included a roundtable discussion aimed at clarifying the workforce housing program options for local communities.

As Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, earlier this year, Congressman Cleaver announced that one of his top priorities as Congress's top Democrat on Housing issues, would be to maintain and expand rural housing opportunities for rural Americans.

"I would like to thank all the representatives who took time to sit down with our regional group stakeholders and explain various options they may have for workforce housings needs," said Congressman Cleaver. "I would especially like to thank Administrator Hernandez for his solid leadership on the issue of workforce housing in rural America. His guidance and information will help our local rural communities understand and realize how to meet their immediate and longterm needs in regards to workforce housing."

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