[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 184 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         REPUBLICANS ARE CUTTING FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to House 
Republicans' transportation and housing appropriations bill.
  This week Republicans are fast-tracking a bill that would make it 
more difficult for people in North Carolina to commute to work and find 
an affordable place to live.
  Specifically, this legislation slashes funding for the HOME program, 
the sole Federal housing program dedicated to affordable housing 
construction.
  Under their plan, funding will be cut by two-thirds, and 17,000 fewer 
affordable homes will be built or rehabilitated in the coming fiscal 
year.
  I consistently hear from constituents about the high cost of housing 
and how it is an unbearable burden. Across North Carolina, 25 percent 
of all renter households are categorized as extremely low-income. These 
families need our help.
  Madam Speaker, we must do more to make housing affordable, and we 
must reject this deeply flawed bill.

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