WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tina Smith issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) unveiled new legislation to help more people find a warm and safe place to sleep by increasing the capacity of homeless shelters and permanent supportive housing across the nation, while making critical repairs and upgrades to aging shelters and permanent supportive housing buildings. The Building and Maintaining Homeless Shelters Act would provide $1.5 billion in much-needed federal support over the course of five years. More than 8,300 people experience homelessness on a daily basis in Minnesota (https://www.mnhousing.gov/home/policy-and-research/agency-plans/strategic-plan/prevent-and-end-homelessness), and around 1,800 people can'...