Sen. Bob Casey (D., Pa.) was instrumental in securing millions of
dollars in stimulus funds for the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA)
that was used for shoddy and unsafe work at low-income housing
units, federal auditors later found.
Casey was a vocal proponent of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also known as the stimulus bill, and he and the rest of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation worked aggressively to steer stimulus funds to their districts.
Of particular interest to Casey was securing funds for the PHA.
“Now more than ever, Pennsylvanians need equal access to the ARRA capital funds to ensure a ready supply of quality affordable housing and the jobs created by the use of those funds,” Casey and other members of the Pennsylvania delegation wrote to the Housing and Urban Development Secretary. “We can assure you that the public housing agencies in Pennsylvania stand ready to spend ARRA funds quickly and effectively to meet those goals.”
The PHA is the fourth-largest public housing authority in the U.S., with more than 80,000 low-income tenants. It was awarded more than $90 million in stimulus funds in September 2009.
“I’m proud to say that PHA is leading the country in this arena, quickly and effectively administering more than $91 million in federal stimulus funds to build quality housing, create jobs, and expand economic opportunities here in Philadelphia,” Casey said in a PHA press release.
“With great partners like Senator Bob Casey and HUD, PHA is changing the face of public housing in Philadelphia,” then-PHA executive director Carl Greene added.
However, in 2011, federal auditors found the PHA used $27.4 million of those funds in a questionable manner.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/casey-at-bat-for-philly-housing-authority/
Casey was a vocal proponent of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also known as the stimulus bill, and he and the rest of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation worked aggressively to steer stimulus funds to their districts.
Of particular interest to Casey was securing funds for the PHA.
“Now more than ever, Pennsylvanians need equal access to the ARRA capital funds to ensure a ready supply of quality affordable housing and the jobs created by the use of those funds,” Casey and other members of the Pennsylvania delegation wrote to the Housing and Urban Development Secretary. “We can assure you that the public housing agencies in Pennsylvania stand ready to spend ARRA funds quickly and effectively to meet those goals.”
The PHA is the fourth-largest public housing authority in the U.S., with more than 80,000 low-income tenants. It was awarded more than $90 million in stimulus funds in September 2009.
“I’m proud to say that PHA is leading the country in this arena, quickly and effectively administering more than $91 million in federal stimulus funds to build quality housing, create jobs, and expand economic opportunities here in Philadelphia,” Casey said in a PHA press release.
“With great partners like Senator Bob Casey and HUD, PHA is changing the face of public housing in Philadelphia,” then-PHA executive director Carl Greene added.
However, in 2011, federal auditors found the PHA used $27.4 million of those funds in a questionable manner.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/casey-at-bat-for-philly-housing-authority/
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