The House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held two days of hearings on the effect of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on housing options for homeowners:

Prepared Testimony: January 13, 2006

• The Honorable William Jefferson, Member of Congress
• The Honorable C. Ray Nagin, Mayor, City of New Orleans
• Mr. Mtumishi St. Julien, Executive Director, Finance Authority of New Orleans
• Mr. Hank Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Multifamily Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Mr. Scott Wells, Federal Coordinating Officer for DR-1603-LA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
• Ms. Elise Boyer, Resident (currently residing in hotel)
• Dr. Willie Gable, Jr., Executive Vice Chairman, National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
• Mr. Darrius Gray, President, Greater New Orleans Hotel & Lodging Association
• Ms. Martha Kegel, Executive Director, UNITY for the Homeless
• Mr. James R. Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
• Ms. Muriel Lewis, National Association of Katrina Evacuees
• Mr. Kevin Mercadel, Neighborhood Recovery Specialist, Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
• Mr. Randy Noel, President, Reve, Inc.
• Mr. James Perry, Executive Director, Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center
• Mr. Larry G. Schedler, President, Larry G. Schedler & Associates, Metairie, LA, testifying on behalf of the National MultiHousing Council/National Apartment Association
• Ms. Pauline Stewart, Resident (currently residing in hotel)

Prepared Testimony: January 14, 2006

• Dr. Gavin Smith, Director, Office of Recovery and Renewal, Office of Governor Haley Barbour
• Honorable Brent Warr, Mayor, City of Gulfport, MS
• Mr. James N. (Nick) Russo, Federal Coordinating Officer for DR-1604-MS, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
• Mr. Nick Walters, MS Rural Development State Director, USDA
• Mr. Hank Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Multifamily Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Ms. Dianne Bolen, Executive Director, Mississippi Home Corporation
• Mr. Rodger Clark, Executive Director, Bayou Gulf States Chapter, Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Ms. Sheri Cox, Disaster Response Coordinator, Diocese of Biloxi, Catholic Social and Community Services
• Mrs. Lanelle Davis, Executive Director Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach
• Mr. Wallace Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Volunteers of America – Southeast
• Mr. Phil Eide, Enterprise Corporation of the Delta
• Ms. Cindy Griffin, Executive Director, Mississippi Habitat for Humanity
• Mr. Derrick Johnson, President, Mississippi NAACP
• Ms. Shantrell Nicks, Attorney and local resident
• Mr. Bobby Rayburn, Immediate Past President, National Association of Home Builders
• Rev. Rosemary Williams, Mount Zion United Methodist Church

Source: House Financial Services Committee