WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester issued the following press release:

Washington, DC -U.S. SenatorLisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,was joined byRepresentativesShontel Brown (D-Ohio-11)and Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.-21)tointroducethebipartisan,bicameralAffordable Housing Preservation and Protection Act,which will help tackle the affordable housing preservation crisis.This legislation wouldimprove the quality of existing HUD-assisted housingby providingloans to qualified owners of distressedunitstomake critical improvementstoensurehousing is safefor our most vulnerable families. Additionally, this legislation would increase outreach tosupportthe preservation of...