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Restoring Communities Left Behind

Floor Speech

Date: July 26, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise this evening to thank Chairwoman Maxine Waters for including the Restoring Communities Left Behind Act in her Housing is Infrastructure bill.

This legislation, led by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and myself, would direct $5 billion toward programs for homeowner rehabilitation assistance, weatherization, improved accessibility for seniors and people with disabilities, refinancing, and property tax relief.

It will restore quality housing in the cities I represent, such as Toledo, Lorain, Sandusky, and Cleveland, which have suffered from decades of job losses, recessions, the foreclosure crisis of 2008, and chronic housing underinvestment.

Congress must serve as a partner to our on-the-ground organizations and local leaders who know what resources are needed where and how best to deploy them to revive their neighborhoods.

These investments will repair homes, stimulate economic growth, and revitalize communities. I urge all of my colleagues to support its passage, and I send my thanks to all who have helped us along this really vital road.

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