THREAD: Today the House is voting on H.4879, an economic development bill to provide needed investments in housing, support for small businesses and restaurants, and recovery efforts. There are many good pieces of this bill. But right now I want to talk about #HousingJustice
The bill contains the Governor's Housing bill, which is just one way to address our housing crisis that does not address affordability. I sponsored and am supporting several amendments to strengthen the housing policies in the bill & address affordability and tenant protections-
This includes right to counsel, eviction protections, tenant right to purchase, local option transfer fees, multi-family housing near transit, housing for people with disabilities, and the COVID-19 Housing Stability Act.
Housing is a human right, and housing justice is critical to our economic recovery. I'm fighting to include strong housing protections in today's bill.
