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March 11, 2009

Foreclosed Homeowners Call for Bankruptcy Reform
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In Washington, D.C., a bus tour of foreclosed homeowners made its final
stop Tuesday after a cross-country trip. The “Recovery Express” picked
up passengers who lost their homes in eight cities across the nation.
Edith Adachi made the trip from Chicago.

Edith Adachi: “My home is gone. I’m never going to get that home back
again. But there’s many of you who have homes and now in foreclosure,
and there’s something we can do about them. And I’m here to represent
all those people.”

The “Recovery Express” was organized by the group People Improving
Communities through Organizing, or PICO. Organizers are calling for
bankruptcy law reform that would grant troubled homeowners the right to
appear before a bankruptcy court if banks won’t negotiate with them.



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