Few topics are as distressing to state officials right now as the looming onslaught of home foreclosures in Ohio. Our rate of home foreclosure is the highest in the nation, and experts expect the problem to grow as the variable interest rates on many sub-prime mortgages increase upon their reset dates. Too many people are on the verge of being priced out of their homes and too many more are only one job-loss, one divorce, or one unexpected illness away. Governor Ted Strickland recently established the Foreclosure Prevention Task Force to address this topic in Ohio. As a member of that Task Force, I can tell you that we are working hard to find solutions to help as many people as possible to save their homes.