Washington, Sept. 24 -- Congresswoman Shontel Brown issued the following press release:
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), and Congressman Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) have introduced legislation to preserve and repair affordable housing and help more families remain in their homes and access affordable housing. The Affordable Housing Preservation and Protection Act creates a new federal loan program for renovations to HUD-assisted housing. This new loan program would improve existing housing stock and help make sure that the affordable housing shortage does not get worse as older properties fall into disuse.
According to National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), the U.S. has an afforda...