HOUSING ACT OF 1949 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 4009 A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL HOUSING OBJECTIVE AND THE APRIL 7, 8, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27, 28, MAY 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 9, 1949 Printed for the use of the Committee on Banking and Currency HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 4009 A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL HOUSING OBJECTIVE AND THE APRIL 7, 8, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27, 28, MAY 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 9, 1949 89451 Printed for the use of the Committee on Banking and Currency CONTENTS Page H. R. 4009. A bill to establish a national housing objective and the policy to be followed in the attainment thereof, to provide Federal aid to assist slum-clearance projects and low-rent public housing projects initiated by local agencies, to provide for financial assistance by the Secretary Barger, Harry S., representing the National Economic Council, Inc__ 514 413 Bourne, James P., president, Louisville and Jefferson County Property 362 Cain, Hon. Harry P., A United States Senator from the State of Campbell, Howard V., Solicitor's Office, Department of Agriculture__ Cox, Lawrence M., president, National Association of Housing Offi- cials, and executive director, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing D'Alesandro, Hon. Thomas, Jr., mayor of Baltimore, Md., and chair- 528 D'Ewart, Hon. Wesley A., a Representative in Congress from the State 663 Davis, William D., president, Farm Management Associates, Inc., 589 Foley, Raymond M., Housing and Home Finance Administrator___. 23, 37, 111, 690 American Veterans. 156 Fuller, George M., vice president, National Lumber Manufacturers 506 Giesecke, Bertram E., chairman, national housing committee, the 123 Gillespie, John J., chairman, United Veterans Council Housing Com- 166 Goodman, Leo, director, CIO Committee on Housing_. 263 Graham, Thomas A., representing the National Security Traders As- 373 Gray, Richard J., president, building and construction trades depart- 245 |