In re current Moving To Work Charter Program, Housing America's Workforce Act, and affordable housing to Katrina survivors:

How about not letting ANYBODY, citizen with SSN or whatever alien status with SSN or ITIN, get a mortgage or other credit beyond their means?

It's feel-good to say "aw, here...pile of bailout moolah, now give it to somebody else and wait to see if it happens again", but it does nothing to address the cause(s) of bailout need, nor the expansion thereof. Incentivizing States and Cities to support more small and independent place to conduct commerce from might be a step in the right direction. Would also give ANY President more to work with so that trade and consumer products convincingly COULD be made in the USA, as well as bids accepted from elsewhere, in re things like voter complaints over Chinese lead and such.

As to Katrina-only specialized victim money, well, if Democrats can agree not even their own are interested in taking care of of folks in New Orleans, and can vouch that their own WILL use THIS money THIS time for people STILL living in trailers amid classy redevelopment, sure...but again, there should be something that ensures ONLY Katrina people get it. I note Democrats aren't pushing for say levee repair money, so if New Orleans hasn't taken care of it for the 2008 record, maybe Congress would like to check that too.

On the other hand, Clinton's employer-paid whole USA workforce housing is a scam to convince Socialist-primed immigrants that IF they find a job, the boss will be their landlord too...which as we know makes eviction without notice or cause much easier in any Court; alternatively,  for those who DO have jobs, same can be lost if employees don't accept living where commended by their employer, and where would we put those without? I see where Ms. Clinton may be seasoned enough herself to BE an expert on her topic "the Plantation House". It fits with the Senate bill to provide Federal housing to even immigrants on sanctuary or are without address other than a Federally provided one, allowing same a place to vote from and obtain documentation on expectation that if work ever does materialize they're first in line...but at least could vote by 2008. Surely a compassionate-sounding "help" to immigrants, really all it means is that they could have a greater say than citizens, all to "win" nothing more than State or employer-owned residence conditioned upon need for them by such State if job creation lags and States one day want no more national debt, or employers whims.

Congress.org had sent me a link to comment on current S. 788, S. 1078, and H.R. 1227; within foregoing would be my observations and concerns on said topics.