The Presidential candidates need to visit public housing. These are the public programs that are cut by a majority Republican House and Senate while they pay for multi-billion dollar F35 Strike Fighter that can't even protect their pilots yet alone a nation.
There is interest in public housing in the US House.
April 12, 2016
By Deborah Barfield Berry
Washington – Small public housing authorities (click here) in rural towns shouldn’t have to comply with the same regulations that apply in large urban areas, Rep. Steven Palazzo said Tuesday.
“This one-size-fits-all approach is bad for everyone involved,” Palazzo, a Republican, told housing authority officials from around the country attending a national conference in Washington.
Palazzo used the event to promote his bipartisan bill that would reduce red tape and inspections for smaller public housing authorities. Palazzo, a former public housing official in Biloxi, said such authorities are subject to the same rules as larger ones, but don’t have the same resources....
Some of the most needy in our country live in public housing including the elderly that have no other options. These people are aged and will have limited income and will receive food stamps for the rest of their lives. At the very least the federal government should be funding this housing to give them dignity and comfort. Make sure the heating works, make sure there are options for the heat of summer, make sure there are no molds or yeasts growing (which is usually controlled when the heat works) and paint the apartments as the law requires and keep the elevators in excellent repair.
Children grow up in public housing as well. They don't have the amenities their suburb peers enjoy. There are no play grounds or soccer coaches or little league baseball. There needs to be a czar in Washington, DC to seek the help for these COMMUNITIES.
There is interest in public housing in the US House.
April 12, 2016
By Deborah Barfield Berry
Washington – Small public housing authorities (click here) in rural towns shouldn’t have to comply with the same regulations that apply in large urban areas, Rep. Steven Palazzo said Tuesday.
“This one-size-fits-all approach is bad for everyone involved,” Palazzo, a Republican, told housing authority officials from around the country attending a national conference in Washington.
Palazzo used the event to promote his bipartisan bill that would reduce red tape and inspections for smaller public housing authorities. Palazzo, a former public housing official in Biloxi, said such authorities are subject to the same rules as larger ones, but don’t have the same resources....
Some of the most needy in our country live in public housing including the elderly that have no other options. These people are aged and will have limited income and will receive food stamps for the rest of their lives. At the very least the federal government should be funding this housing to give them dignity and comfort. Make sure the heating works, make sure there are options for the heat of summer, make sure there are no molds or yeasts growing (which is usually controlled when the heat works) and paint the apartments as the law requires and keep the elevators in excellent repair.
Children grow up in public housing as well. They don't have the amenities their suburb peers enjoy. There are no play grounds or soccer coaches or little league baseball. There needs to be a czar in Washington, DC to seek the help for these COMMUNITIES.
