January 24, 2008 (LPAC)--The Hazleton, Pennsylvania City Council adopted a resolution last night supporting the Homeowners and Bank Protection Act (HBPA), as called for in Pennsylvania House Resolution 418. With a population of 23,000, Hazleton is one of the larger municipalities located in the congressional district of Paul Kanjorski (D-11), the second ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee. Thirty-five Pennsylvania municipalities have now adopted resolutions supporting the LaRouche-designed HBPA.

Other municipalities in Rep. Kanjorski's district that have passed resolutions calling on him and other Federal Officials to support the HBPA, are Jim Thorpe, Nesquehoning, Berwick, and Wilkes-Barre. The City Clerk of Scranton, also in Rep. Kanjorski's district, sent a support letter to Rep. James on November 21, 2007, declaring, "It is with great pleasure that Scranton City Council offers their full support for House Bill 418. It is their hope that our Legislators will support this and take emergency action to protect homeowners and banks by enacting a Homeowners & Banks Protection Act."