NAHB President Rayburn Discusses Housing Priorities With Leaders in Washington
NAHB President Bobby Rayburn embarked on a four-day visit to Washington last week to impress upon Bush Administration officials and leading members of the Senate and House the need for action on a wide range of legislative and regulatory issues affecting the nation’s housing industry.
“My message to Congress and the Administration is that NAHB members are going to stand united, we are going to be heard and we are going to fight to maintain a healthy secondary mortgage market; to seek fair and balanced solutions on lumber and other environmental issues; and to pursue a strong national policy agenda for housing to open new opportunities for millions of working American families who are unable to purchase or rent a decent home,” said Rayburn.
Toward this end, Rayburn met with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Leavitt and many of the nation’s most influential lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), Senators George Allen (R-VA), Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Trent Lott (R-MS), House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO), House Financial Services Committee Chairman Michael Oxley (R-OH) and Reps. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS).