Separate and Unequal: The Legacy of Racial Discrimination in Housing
Topic
THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet REMOTELY to conduct a hearing entitled, “Separate and Unequal: The Legacy of Racial Discrimination in Housing.” The witnesses will be: Mr. Richard Rothstein, Senior Fellow Emeritus, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Ms. Lisa Rice, President and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance; Dr. Jason Reece, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University; Mr. Howard Husock, Senior Executive Fellow, Philanthropy Roundtable and Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; and Mr. Tobias Peter, Research Fellow and Director of Research, American Enterprise Institute Housing Center.
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Member Statements
- Chairman Sherrod Brown (D - Ohio)
- Ranking Member Patrick J. Toomey (R - Pennsylvania)
Witnesses
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Mr.
Richard
Rothstein
Senior Fellow EmeritusNAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
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Ms.
Lisa
Rice
President & CEONational Fair Housing Alliance
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Dr.
Jason
Reece
Assistant Professor of City and Regional PlanningKnowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University
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Mr.
Howard
Husock
American Enterprise Institute Adjunct Fellow and Contributing EditorCity Journal, Manhattan Intitute
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Mr.
Tobias
Peter
Research Fellow and Director of ResearchAmerican Enterprise Institute Housing Center