written on April 17th, 2013 | by James R. Klein
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2013 – The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Coalition commends President Obama for his call for a permanent extension of the NMTC. By permanently extending the NMTC, President Obama would ensure that low income communities continue to receive billions in capital for new community facilities, businesses and revitalization projects while also generating a significant return on investment [...]
Tags: community revitalization, economic development, federal government, Job creation, Jose Villalobos, low income communities, New Markets Tax Credit, New Markets Tax Credit Coalition, permanent authorization, permanent extension, President Barack Obama, return on investment, unemployment, USGAO
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written on February 25th, 2010 | by James R. Klein
On February 19th I participated in a conference call in which senior Treasury officials provided remarks preceding a press release and fact sheet further supporting the inclusion of a New Markets Tax Credit program extension for 2010 & 2011 in the President’s proposed budget. “As part of the Administration’s strategy to restore prosperity and create [...]
Tags: CDFI, CDFI Coalition, collaboration, Community Development Entities, Community Development Finance Institution, economic challenges, Finance Fund, James Klein, Low Income Community, New Markets Tax Credit, NMTC, President Barack Obama, stimulus, tax credits, US Treasury Department
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written on February 11th, 2010 | by James R. Klein
On Wed., Feb. 3, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner announced that CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) banks, thrifts and credit unions may now access funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (T.A.R.P.). This is part of the Obama Administration’s movement to support business lending by community development banks and development credit unions. Mark Pinsky, [...]
Tags: CDFI, CDFI Coalition, Commentary, Community Development Entities, Finance Fund, James Klein, President Barack Obama, TARP
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written on August 12th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
We all come naked from the womb, but most of us do not stay that way. Yet again I am amazed at the rhetoric flying about the airwaves and the halls of congress concerning the Shangri-La or inferno of revamping the U.S. health care system. It’s not the topic that is disconcerting but how the [...]
Tags: Add new tag, collaboration, Congress, economic challenges, Healthcare, James Klein, President Barack Obama, US House of Representatives, US Senate
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written on February 25th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
Last night I listened to President Obama’s address to Congress and admittedly I wanted to be impressed.
Tags: compassion, Congress, conservative, President Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, US House of Representatives, US Senate
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