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Ärende: Press Release (0605246) for Wed, 2006 May 24
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National Homeownership Month, 2006
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 24, 2006

National Homeownership Month, 2006
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America




Owning a home is an important part of the American dream. During National
Homeownership Month, we raise awareness of homeownership and encourage more
Americans to consider the benefits of owning their own home.

Nearly 70 percent of Americans enjoy the satisfaction of owning their own
home, and my Administration continues to promote an ownership society where
the promise of America reaches all our citizens. The American Dream
Downpayment Act of 2003 is helping thousands of low to moderate income and
minority families with downpayment and closing costs, which represent the
greatest barrier to homeownership. Since 2002, when I announced our goal to
help 5.5 million minorities become homeowners by the end of this decade,
the rate of minority homeownership has climbed above 50 percent, and more
than 2.5 million minority families have become new homeowners. My
Administration will continue to provide counseling and assistance for new
homebuyers and expand homeownership opportunities for all Americans.

During National Homeownership Month and throughout the year, we applaud the
men and women who work to achieve the dream of homeownership, and we are
grateful for those who provide counseling, lending, real estate,
construction, and other services to these individuals. The hard work,
financial discipline, and personal responsibility of our country's
homeowners help transform neighborhoods throughout our Nation and reflect
the best qualities of America.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 2006 as National
Homeownership Month. I call upon the people of the United States to join me
in building a more hopeful society and recognizing the importance of
expanding the ownership of homes across our great Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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