[applause] and we have one more treat for you, henry cisneros, former mayor of san antonio is going tojoin me on stage for a conversation about where this -- how this push on home ownership began and where it's going. thank youment thank you, that was great. >> this forum continues with former housing secretary henry cisneros. during his speech, he called for eliminating the home interest deduction. ave hoped we've best for henry cisneros, former secretary of housing and urban development under president clinton, former president and see owe of univision and today, chairman of citi view companies which work with developers to build affordable housing across the country. as dean acheson might have said, you were present at the creation of the really two administration long push to expand home ownership, and to really kind of force this into debate as not only an economic, but a social goal. what was the thinking at the beginning of this effort? what were the benefits that you saw from increasing home ownership rates? and then we'll talk about the lessons you take from this experience. >

former housing secretary henry cisneros spoke at homeownership conference yesterday. his remarks are next on c-span2. >> now former hud secretary henry cisneros talks about the u.s. housing market and the clinton administration efforts to increase homeownership to 66%. his remarks at a conference hosted by "the atlantic" council and the "national journal" our 35 minutes. >> all right. we hope we have saved the besthy for less.mer henry cisneros, former mayor ofn san antonio, former secretary or housing and urban development under president clinton. former president and ceo ofivist univision. and today chairman of cityview d companies which work withcrosshe developers to build affordable housing across the country.on mt as dean acheson might have said n of the really two administration long push to expand home ownership, and to really kind of force this into debate as not only an economic, but a social goal. what was the thinking at the beginning of this effort? what were the benefits that you saw from increasing home ownership rates? and then we'll talk about the less

i will talk about secretary of henry cisneros in the nicer greece a high of 69% in 2004. since then we have received and will talk about the enemy. to what extent can you talk about products that were initially intended for those at the top being marketed to those much closer to the bottom. to what extent did the effort to expand homeownership as a national goal lead us into the waters, and attribute waters that we found ourselves in the last few years? and to the extent it did, is it something that should be replicated? is that the train to get back towards 69, 70% of the country owning homes? >> first of all, 69% isn't a particularly high homeownership rate on an international basis. it's in someplace in the middle of the pack of advanced countries. and mid '60s is the middle of the pack number, not bad, but not particularly hi. i would guess that we will continue around that level. the notion that you should increase homeownership by creating excessive debt is an obviously bad nose and. we shouldn't have done it. people borrow, for example, with the extreme case 100% o

one is a forum on the future of homeownership including comments from henry cisneros and leaders of the national association of home builders and the national fair housing alliance. that discussion hosted by the atlantic and national journal begins at 8:45 eastern. and 1:30 eastern a brookings institution discussion on a roll of the egyptian civil society in the political process. panelists include representatives of the american chamber of commerce in egypt, the international youth foundation and the national endowment for democracy. >> beginning april 1st and throughout the month we feet to the top winners of the c-span2 student competition. nearly 15 a nit middle and high school students submitted documentary's on dauphine washington d.c. through my lens focusing on events or topics that better help them understand the role of the federal government. watch the winning videos on c-span and meet the students who created them. stream the videos online at studentham.org. >> now discussion of high school dropout prevention hosted by the group of america's promise alliance. over the next 4

later you hear from henry cisneros. first, vice president by den's economic adviser. >> thank you very much. this is a great subject. before our interview, let me introduce my partner in these affairs. tom has joined allstate in 1995. he serves as vice chairman of the chicago federal reserve. we have been fortunate enough to do a number of partnerships over the last eight years. this one will last, too. we are interested in partnering with them. many of you have been touched by all states in your lifetime. we welcome your partnership. >> good morning. thank you are coming and joining us. we are glad you are here to share some thoughts. he is the economic policy advisor. it has been two years here it our goal has been to give the american middle-class a voice above the political rhetoric. it is ahead of what needs to be done in america. we have a great team work. we've been able to raise a lot of issues. these provide a very interesting materials. there are several very interesting themes that i think show up. americans

i will talk about secretary of henry cisneros in the nicer greece a high of 69% in 2004. since then we have received and will talk about the enemy. to what extent can you talk about products that were initially intended for those at the top being marketed to those much closer to the bottom. to what extent did the effort to expand homeownership as a national goal lead us into the waters, and attribute waters that we found ourselves in the last few years? and to the extent it did, is it something that should be replicated? is that the train to get back towards 69, 70% of the country owning homes? >> first of all, 69% isn't a particularly high homeownership rate on an international basis. it's in someplace in the middle of the pack of advanced countries. and mid '60s is the middle of the pack number, not bad, but not particularly hi. i would guess that we will continue around that level. the notion that you should increase homeownership by creating excessive debt is an obviously bad nose and. we shouldn't have done it. people borrow, for example, with the extreme case 100% o

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