WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate today passed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, a bipartisan legislative plan to help ease the housing crisis by a vote of 79 to 16. U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich (R-OH) secured immediate relief and assistance for struggling Ohio homeowners and employers in the final version of the bill. The Sen. Voinovich-authored provisions include: Simp...read more