Gas Prices Continue to Soar, Hurt Struggling Families

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Kit Bond today criticized the Democratic leadership in Congress for failing to deliver on their promise to lower gas prices.  With $3.53 a gallon as the national average, gas prices have risen $1.20 since Democrats took control of the House and Senate and are expected to go even higher this summer. more »

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Kit Bond today praised his colleagues in the Senate for moving forward on a proposal to help families and neighborhoods suffering from the current housing crisis. more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) today commended Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Richard Shelby (R-AL), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, on their bipartisan agreement to address the nation’s housing crisis. more »

Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families in central and southern MissouriWASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to 19 flood-ravaged Missouri counties and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe storms and flooding. This assistance includes foreclosure relief for families whose homes are insured through HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA). more »

JEFFERSON CITY –Sen. Kevin Engler, R-Farmington, today announced that Senate Bill 1059, a bill he sponsored, has received final approval from the Senate. The bill would create civil and criminal penalties for mortgage fraud. Mortgage fraud boosts the price of a property to become inflated so that consumers end up paying more than the value of the property. more »

JEFFERSON CITY - The much-anticipated property tax reform bill, Senate Bill 711, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons (R-Kirkwood), was given final approval by the full Senate today. It now moves on to the House for similar consideration. more »

February 28, 2008. WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Kit Bond today joined Republican Senators to unveil their comprehensive package – the Homeownership, Manufacturing, and Economic Growth Act, or HOME Act — to stabilize the housing market, strengthen the economy, and prevent tax increases. more »

Funding will go to 130 state and private organizations to provide housing counseling to help keep families in their home

February 27, 2008 (Washington D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Kit Bond (R-MO), Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Congressmen John Olver (D-MA 1st) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI 9th) announced $130 million in federal funding that will go to130 housing counseling entities across the nation. The funding was part of the Consolidated Appropriations bill passed by Congress at the end of last year. more »

The Governor’s Committee to End Homelessness, Missouri Housing Development Commission, numerous not-for-profit and government agencies, and faith based organizations will partner to conduct a street count of homeless individuals throughout Missouri on January 30 th as part of the 2008 Continuum of Care planning process. more »

Jefferson City – The Missouri House of Representatives adjourned on Thursday after a busy week that included passage of several supplemental budget bills and a flurry of committee activity. more »