[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 130 (Monday, July 26, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RESTORING COMMUNITIES LEFT BEHIND

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise this evening to thank Chairwoman 
Maxine Waters for including the Restoring Communities Left Behind Act 
in her Housing is Infrastructure bill.
  This legislation, led by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and myself, 
would direct $5 billion toward programs for homeowner rehabilitation 
assistance, weatherization, improved accessibility for seniors and 
people with disabilities, refinancing, and property tax relief.
  It will restore quality housing in the cities I represent, such as 
Toledo, Lorain, Sandusky, and Cleveland, which have suffered from 
decades of job losses, recessions, the foreclosure crisis of 2008, and 
chronic housing underinvestment.
  Congress must serve as a partner to our on-the-ground organizations 
and local leaders who know what resources are needed where and how best 
to deploy them to revive their neighborhoods.
  These investments will repair homes, stimulate economic growth, and 
revitalize communities. I urge all of my colleagues to support its 
passage, and I send my thanks to all who have helped us along this 
really vital road.

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