Tlaib pushes bill to upgrade housing in 'left behind' communities
Washington — Michigan lawmakers are pushing a bill in Congress to provide $5 billion in housing grant money to assist local communities with development and revitalization efforts over the next decade.
The legislation, introduced by Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit and Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, would create a program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and targeted at communities struggling with urban decay, especially those hurting from the economic damage of the pandemic.
"This would be targeted towards communities like mine that have high rates of eviction, high rates of tax foreclosure, that have high concentration of poverty," Tlaib said.