Chairwoman Waters, I cannot thank you enough. You taught me that housing is infrastructure, and that housing is a human right.
Rashida Tlaib
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Rashida Tlaib is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Tlaib is known for her progressive policies and advocacy for social justice. She is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress and has been a vocal advocate for issues such as affordable housing, environmental justice, and healthcare reform. Tlaib has also been involved in efforts to address systemic racism and economic inequality.
How can we get the FHA financing improved? How can we make competitive financing options?
I do have, H.R. 1532, which is in the Senate, that actually directs HUD to be able--and there is no financial impact on this--to look at best practices for FHA to be able to look at these small-dollar mortgages.
This has impacted communities like mine, Detroit, which is an over 80-percent Black community.
I think it is important to make sure we push up against some of the gaslighting that continues to happen, and understand this housing crisis is not going anywhere.
I have partnered with Representative Kaptur and, of course, Chairwoman Waters, to propose the Community Restoration and Revitalization Fund.
We are not trying to stop that. We are just trying to stop--because what happened is people benefited from the suffering of our families during this recession--the Great Recession.
We allow corporations and corporate greed to come before the needs of our American people.
The housing increases are second after gas prices. So, you can't really address inflation without taking on the housing crisis.
It is all about making money no matter what, even when it is such an exorbitant, disgusting amount of profit versus what they could have been.
To maximize the lifesaving potential of these treatments, it is imperative... that the overdose reversal medication are affordable and easily accessible in every city and town across the United States.
We just have not done enough to push back on this rhetoric that we don't have a substance abuse issue.





