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CAI Awarded Prestigious Public Affairs Council Award for Condominium Safety Policy Response and Initiatives

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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Falls Church, Va., Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community Associations Institute (CAI) is honored to receive the 2022 Lobbying Strategy Innovation Award for its condominium safety policy response and initiatives by the Public Affairs Council (PAC).

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  • Falls Church, Va., Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community Associations Institute (CAI) is honored to receive the 2022 Lobbying Strategy Innovation Award for its condominium safety policy response and initiatives by the Public Affairs Council (PAC).
  • Following the tragic partial collapse of Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla., in June 2021, CAI released its Condominium Safety Public Policy Report .
  • The Condominium Safety Public Policy Report provides extensive policy positions and recommendations in reserve studies and funding, building maintenance, and structural integrity.
  • For more information on CAI’s condominium safety policy response and resources to the tragic Champlain Towers South condominium collapse, visit www.condosafety.com .

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE (CAI) SUPPORTS NEW FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE CONDO SAFETY

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Monday, April 25, 2022
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According to the Foundation for Community Association Research, more than 74 million Americans live and work in community associations, commonly referred to as condominiums, homeowners associations, and housing cooperatives.

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  • According to the Foundation for Community Association Research, more than 74 million Americans live and work in community associations, commonly referred to as condominiums, homeowners associations, and housing cooperatives.
  • More specifically, the legislation:
    Amends the 203(k) program to allow condo unit rehabilitation mortgages to fund special assessments for condo project structural repairs.
  • Streamlines the 203(k) program to make it easier for condo associations when condo owners use the 203(k) program to finance a special assessment that will fund structural repairs.
  • Our mission is to inspire professionalism, effective leadership, and responsible citizenshipideals reflected in community associations that are preferred places to call home.

Citizens Against Government Waste Names Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz October 2020 Porker of the Month

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) our October 2020 Porker of the Month for trying to exhume scary, wasteful, and horrendous earmarks.

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  • Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) our October 2020 Porker of the Month for trying to exhume scary, wasteful, and horrendous earmarks.
  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz recently committed to bringing back earmarks, saying it needs to be done the right way.
  • For trying to resuscitate appalling and loathsome earmarks, Rep. Wasserman Schultz is an easy choice for Porker of the Month.
  • Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.

Launch of Congressional Black-Jewish Caucus Announced at AJC Global Forum

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Monday, June 3, 2019
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WASHINGTON, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Three members of Congress, addressing the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum today, announced the launch of the bipartisan Black-Jewish congressional caucus.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Three members of Congress, addressing the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum today, announced the launch of the bipartisan Black-Jewish congressional caucus.
  • Caucus co-founders, in addition to Lawrence, are Reps. Will Hurd (R-TX) John Lewis (D-GA), Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL), and Lee Zeldin (R-NY).
  • Reps Lawrence, Zeldin and Wasserman-Schultz addressed the AJC Global Forum on behalf of the five co-founders.
  • The Black-Jewish Congressional Caucus joins the Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus, Latino-Jewish Leadership Council, and Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council.