Rashida Tlaib actually said...

"But when Congress provides housing assistance to only one out of four eligible households, while saddling public housing with a $70-billion capital backlog, we must be honest with ourselves about wher..."

"Our Federal subsidies are, 'necessary to fill the gap between what the lowest-income people can afford to pay and the cost of developing operational rental homes.'"

"Even if we eliminated all regulatory barriers today holding back our housing markets, would market-rate housing be affordable for all families? No, it wouldn't be affordable for extremely-low-income h..."

"It strikes me as odd to hear criticism of, 'An outsized government presence distorting housing markets by supporting low-income families.'"