Tell your legislator to vote YES for financial rescue plan
Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass a $700 billion rescue plan aimed at stabilizing the financial markets. To view the final vote results, please click here. PBA and the National Association of Home Builders see this as a major setback to the housing industry and a YES vote on this proposed legislation is a necessity.
The confidence of credit markets around the globe has been severely shaken by investments in mortgages that were made in the U.S. at the height of the housing boom and have since gone bad. The rescue plan would allow the Treasury Department to buy those trouble assets. This would help restore the credit that consumers and small businesses need, and it would end the dangerous downward spiral of falling home prices and rising foreclosures at the center of today’s crisis. If this legislation does not pass, the U.S. economy could head into deep recession.
Thursday, legislators are expected to vote a new proposal. PBA is asking its members to contact their congressmen and senators, urging them to support the rescue legislation when it comes up for a House floor vote later this week. Because of an anticipated Thursday vote, it is essential you call your representative immediately.
Tell them:
1) As a member of the home building industry, you support the bipartisan financial rescue package.
2) Congress must act immediately to craft new legislation that helps restore stability to the economy.
Below is a listing of phone numbers for all Pennsylvania legislators, listed by congressional district:
- 1st Congressional District: Robert Brady (District office, 215-389-4627; Washington office, 202-225-4731)
- 2nd Congressional District: Chaka Fattah (District office, 215-387-6404; Washington office, 202-225-4001)
- 3rd Congressional District: Phillip English (District office, 814-456-2038; Washington office, 202-225-5406)
- 4th Congressional District: Jason Altmire (District office, 724-378-0928; Washington office, 202-225-2565)
- 5th Congressional District: John Peterson (District office, 814-827-3985; Washington office, 202-225-5121)
- 6th Congressional District: Jim Gerlach (District office, 610-594-1415; Washington office,, 202-225-4315)
- 7th Congressional District: Joe Sestak (District office, 610-892-8623; Washington office, 202-225-2011)
- 8th Congressional District: Patrick Murphy (District office, 215-826-1963; Washington office, 202-225-4276)
- 9th Congressional District: William Shuster (District office, 814-696-6318; Washington office, 202-225-2431)
- 10th Congressional District: Christopher Carney (District office, 866-846-8124; Washington office, 202-225-3731)
- 11th Congressional District: Paul Kanjorski (District office, 570-825-2200; Washington office, 202-225-6511)
- 12th Congressional District: John Murtha (District office, 814-535-2642; Washington office, 202-225-2065)
- 13th Congressional District: Allyson Schwartz (District office, 215-335-3355; Washington office, 202-225-6111)
- 14th Congressional District: Michael Doy (District office, 412-261-5091; Washington office, 202-225-2135)
- 15th Congressional District: Charles Dent (District office, 610-861-9734; Washington office, 202-225-6411)
- 16th Congressional District: Joseph Pitts (District office, 717-393-0667; Washington office, 202-225-2411)
- 17th Congressional District: Tim Holden (District office, 717-234-5904; Washington office, 202-225-5546)
- 18th Congressional District: Tim Murphy (District office, 215-826-1963; Washington office, 202-225-2301)
- 19th Congressional District: Todd Platts (District office, 717-249-0190; Washington office, 202-225-5836)
- U.S. Senator Robert Casey (District office, 717-231-7540; Washington office, 202-224-6324)
- U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (District office, 717-782-3951; Washington office, 202-224-4254)
Thank you for your time on helping this important legislative vote pass!
