I will tell my colleagues what is outrageous and unconscionable. It is penalizing work. It is to continue to have the Brooke amendment in place. It is to suggest that rents continue to be tied to income, whether it is 30 or 20 or 25 percent. None of us have to deal with that. None of us have to pay 20 percent of our income the day we look for an apartment. No one goes around and shops for an apartment and finds that this apartment is 25 percent of our income or this is 30 percent of our income, but that is precisely the old model that they want to go back to. That is precisely the model that has led to disastrous results. Do not ask me; go back to the housing authorities that have said this.
Rick Lazio: “I will tell my colleagues what is outrageous and unconscionable. It is penalizing work. It is to continue to have the…”
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Discussing the implications of the Brooke amendment on housing and income.
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