Richard W. Brown and Senator Menendez
Having a home is a quintessential American right!
Every citizen deserves a right to a place to call home!
Senator Robert Menendez, the host of the 2nd Annual Congressional Reception, spoke with passion about the importance of ending homelessness. He reiterated his support of the reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento. He spoke about his successful efforts to secure funding in the housing bill that will allocate $30 million dollars to help prevent homelessness for families with children whose homes are foreclosed. Senator Menendez challenged the participants at the Congressional Reception to continue to advocate to end homelessness.
Senator Menendez’s comments can be heard by using the audio link below.
More than two hundred formerly homeless people, passionate advocates and housing providers from across the state attended the July 30th event. In addition to Congressman Pascrell the event was attended by Senator Lautenberg and Congress members Holt, Pascrell and Ferguson also attended.
To listen to the other speeches and to view photos from the Congressional Reception click here. To view only the speeches click here.
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