Letter to congressional colleague in support of Housing Opportunity Act of 1979 · Les AuCoin Collection

Identifier: PUA_MS147_340
Title: Letter to congressional colleague in support of Housing Opportunity Act of 1979
Description: In a letter to a congressional colleague, U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin advocated for his bill, the Housing Opportunity Act of 1979. The bill aimed to increase the number of American home owners, with an estimated 8.5 million families benefiting. Congressman AuCoin explained how first time home buyers were struggling with the increases in home prices. As part of the letter, he also attached a "Fact Sheet on the Housing Opportunity Act of 1979." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date: Year(s): 1979
Date: Display: April 4, 1979
Subject: United States. Congress. House.; Legislators--United States; Bills, Legislative; Housing policy
Place: United States
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Type: Text