Bill Creates FHA Program for Teachers, Cops, Firemen
February 26, 2001
Key House lawmakers announced bipartisan support for legislation introduced on Valentine's Day that would make it easier for policemen, firefighters, and teachers purchase a home in their local districts or near their assignments. The joint appearance of Rep. Jim Leach, R-IA. former chairman of the House Banking Committee, and Rep. John LaFalce, D-NY, ranking member of the newly constituted House Financial Services Committee, signaled a bipartisan effort in the House to get the