Housing for the 21st Century Act

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Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, from Detroit, Michigan, to Little Rock, Arkansas, every single one of our families deserves to be able to afford a home. We know we talk about how gas prices, groceries, and insurance are constant sources of stress for our families, but we know that housing costs can be the worst of them all.

The housing crisis has been many years in the making and it will take years to overcome, but this package is an important step toward addressing the affordability crisis. I am thrilled that our package includes the Housing Our Communities Act which is creating a competitive grant program to support a wide range of affordable housing planning and implementation activities for our local communities.

These grants will help increase affordable housing by supporting them in crafting housing plans, updating zoning codes, or speeding up housing inspections.

Cities like Detroit need zoning reform to create affordable housing and protect our neighborhoods from polluters, but that often doesn't happen without Federal financial support. The Housing Our Communities Act moves us closer to that.

Mr. Speaker, I urge our colleagues to support this and make affordable housing a reality for all of our communities.

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