income housing for renters. this is just under two hours. [gavels] the senate committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs will come to order. before we begin, i will probably embarrass her, but want to call her out. irene gray is working her last week as a stenographer in the united states senate. she has been here for 20 years 27 years and we thank her for quiet, effective, crucial work to preserve the hearings. even when senator toomey and i don t say much of note, she still has to take it down. just appreciate your good work for this country and your unsung hero as a unsung hero contracted or not as a civil servant. thank you, thank you. this hearing is in a hybrid format. four of our witnesses are joining us remotely before senator toomey and me. one or more members may attend from their offices. yesterday was the first of the month. for millions of americans, the rent was due yesterday and for many the rent keeps going up and up and up. two weeks ago we heard fr
embarrass her, but want to call her out. irene gray is working her last week as a stenographer in the united states senate. she has been here for 20 years 27 years and we thank her for quiet, effective, crucial work to preserve the hearings. even when senator toomey and i don t say much of note, she still has to take it down. just appreciate your good work for this country and your unsung hero as a unsung hero contracted or not as a civil servant. thank you, thank you. this hearing is in a hybrid format. four of our witnesses are joining us remotely before senator toomey and me. one or more members may attend from their offices. yesterday was the first of the month. for millions of americans, the rent was due yesterday and for many the rent keeps going up and up and up. two weeks ago we heard from witnesses about the soaring costs of housing and how it hurts families priced out of purchasing their first home and imperils the renters who are just one illness or job loss car
to washington anytime, anywhere. housing advocates and landlords testify before the senate banking, housing and urban affairs committee on the importance of available and affordable housing for low income renters. this is just under two hours. senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs will come to order. before we begin, i will probably embarrass her, but i want to call her out. irene reyes is working her last week as a stenographer in the united states senate. she has been here 27 years and we thank her for her quiet, effective, really crucial work to preserve the hearings even when senator toomey and i don t say much of note. she still has to take it down. we just appreciate your good work for this country. you are an unsung hero as a public servant, contractor, not a public servant, so thank you. thank you. this hearing is in a hybrid format. four of our witnesses are joining us in person, sitting in front of senator toomey and me. miss morey is joining re
senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs will come to order. before we begin, i will probably embarrass her, but i want to call her out. irene reyes is working her last week as a stenographer in the united states senate. she has been here 27 years and we thank her for her quiet, effective, really crucial work to preserve the hearings even when senator toomey and i don t say much of note. she still has to take it down. we just appreciate your good work for this country. you are an unsung hero as a public servant, contractor, not a public servant, so thank you. thank you. this hearing is in a hybrid format. four of our witnesses are joining us in person, sitting in front of senator toomey and me. miss morey is joining remotely. one or more of our committee colleagues may attend from their offices. yesterday was the first of the month for millions of americans, that means rent was due. for many renters, that rent keeps going up and up and up. two weeks ago in thi
urban affairs committee on the importance of available and low income housing for renters. this is just under two hours. [gavels] the senate committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs will come to order. before we begin, i will probably embarrass her, but want to call her out. irene gray is working her last week as a stenographer in the united states senate. she has been here for 20 years 27 years and we thank her for quiet, effective, crucial work to preserve the hearings. even when senator toomey and i don t say much of note, she still has to take it down. just appreciate your good work for this country and your unsung hero as a unsung hero contracted or not as a civil servant. thank you, thank you. this hearing is in a hybrid format. four of our witnesses are joining us remotely before senator toomey and me. one or more members may attend from their offices. yesterday was the first of the month. for millions of americans, the rent was due yesterday and for many t