Affordability and Accessibility: Addressing the Housing Needs of America’s Seniors
Topic
THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT to conduct a hearing entitled, “Affordability and Accessibility: Addressing the Housing Needs of America’s Seniors.” The witnesses will be: Dr. Jennifer Molinsky, Project Director, Housing an Aging Society Program, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University; Mrs. Audra Hamernik, President and CEO, Nevada HAND; Mr. Thomas Wade, Director of Financial Services and Housing Policy, American Action Forum; and Mr. Norbert J. Michel, Vice President and Director for the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute; and Mrs. Shannon Guzman, MCP, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute.
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Member Statements
- Chairman Sherrod Brown (D - Ohio)
- Ranking Member Patrick J. Toomey (R - Pennsylvania)
Witnesses
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Dr.
Jennifer
Molinsky
Project DirectorHousing an Aging Society Program, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
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Mrs.
Audra
Hamernik
President and CEONevada HAND
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Mr.
Thomas
Wade
Director of Financial Services and Housing PolicyAmerican Action Forum
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Mr.
Norbert J.
Michel
Vice President and Director for the Center for Monetary and Financial AlternativesCato Institute
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Mrs.
Shannon
Guzman
MCP, Senior Strategic Policy AdvisorAARP Public Policy Institute