Sadly, we have a president right now who is not only ignoring the affordable housing crisis. He and his administration are actively making it worse.
Instead of expanding federal housing programs, Trump wants to cut them by $9.6 billion
Instead of working to substantially reduce the outrageously high price of housing, Trump has proposed tripling what some of the poorest senior citizens and people with disabilities in America are paying for rent today.
Instead of expanding affordable housing, Trump is proposing to eliminate the National Housing Trust Fund, which invests in affordable housing and was based on legislation Bernie spearheaded in Congress.
And outrageously, Trump has signed tax legislation that further enriches wealthy real estate investors and
encourages gentrification. That is unacceptable and has got to change.
In the richest country in the history of the world, every American must have a safe, decent, accessible, and affordable home as a fundamental right. We need a homes guarantee.