[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H87]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRESS NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS

  (Mr. KHANNA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KHANNA. Mr. Speaker, we have a housing crisis in this country. 
People are struggling to afford rent, and many can't even think of 
buying a house.
  Basic housing is an economic and human right.
  Here are five things we must do:
  First, we need 7 million new housing units to fill the gap and a $445 
billion investment in the housing trust fund.
  Second, we need to pass my Stop Wall Street Landlords Act to help 
prevent Wall Street from buying up single-family homes.
  Third, we need to provide down payment assistance for first-time 
homebuyers.
  Fourth, we need to--as Representative Cori Bush called for--provide 
protection for tenants and provide financial assistance before tenants 
get evicted.
  Finally, we need to provide grants for neighborhood stabilization, 
like the culinary union did, so rent doesn't increase beyond inflation.
  We need to address the Housing crisis.

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