Soledad im soledad obrien, welcome to matter of fact. From new york to california, and everywhere in between, the u. S. Is facing a housing shortage. Its fueled in part by a lack of supply. New numbers show a sharp drop in Affordable Homes on the market. Only about 10 of newlybuilt homes are considered affordable with a price tag under 200,000. 10 years ago that number was 40 . In an effort to provide Affordable Housing options and boost the local economy, many cities are relying on urban renewal policies. But that often targets poor neighborhoods, pushing out the people who live there. Some cities are working to change that. In louisville, kentucky, theres an ambitious 870 million plan to improve the historic russell neighborhood without gentrifying it. Central to that plan is creating mixedIncome Housing. The second installment of our series americas cities russell rising, takes a look at the Housing Project beecher terrace, where the citys objectives will be put to the test with a p
Ordered. Were here today to examine the state of Voting Rights and Election Administration in america. The right to vote is sacred. As members of congress, we take our responsibility to protect access to the ballot very seriously. This subcommittee and our committee as a whole is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. This country has a long history of failing to ensure equal and unencumbered access to the ballot for all her citizens. While states and localities have a significant role in carrying out elections, congress cannot abdicate its critical responsibility to ensure every eligible american can access the ballot box, cast a ballot free from discrimination and suppression, and has a steadfast faith in our democratic process that their ballot will be counted as cast. Since the beginning of the 116th congress, this subcommittee has been Holding Field hearings across the country, convening forums to hear from voting and election advocates, experts, communit
That is the president a few moments ago. We will have live coverage of the president when he gets to and these other big separation of powers cases. They come along every few years. They sometimes can feel like the real nuts and bolts. What i like about these case is they explain why business groups and others would not bring separation of powers of they cannot get meaningful relief. Interestingose were briefs to parse through. It is going to be argued on the 15th. A lot of folks are going to argue. I am interested to see how much the court wants to focus on the employed womans and stuff versus the stuff. I think the court is going to be skeptical of what the First Circuit date on the backside. In the last couple of terms, they have been skeptical of a lot have Agency Actions that have been more willing to put the government to its paces on respecting separation of powers and checking its boxes. Said, there is a practical reality that some of these cases feel like the old winstar case
Hannah fried is the director of all voting is local. A collaborative Leadership Conference Education Fund in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties union foundation. And two president ial campaigns, spent several years in federal Government Services at the department of justice and the Environmental Protection agency, welcome. I know i am not doing this Barbara Arnwine is national cochair of the National Commission for voter justice. Barbara arnwine is also president and founder of the transwoman of Justice Coalition and served on the warrant committee for civil rights under law from february 1989 to june 2015. Barbara arnwine is renowned for contributions on critical justice issues including passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1991 in the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights act. Welcome. Denise lieberman is director of advance projects power and democracy and a senior attorney. She works to identify and remove systemic barriers to voting. A seasoned constitutional
Thank you all for being here. The director of all voting is local but collaborative of the process and Education Fund in conjunction with the Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the american constitution society, the Campaign Legal center and the committee for civil rights under law. Shes on Voter Protection efforts for two president ial campaigns and spent several years in federal Government Services at the department of justice and the Environmental Protection agency. Welcome. I know im not doing this in order. The national cochair of the commission for the voters justice and also the president and founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition and served as the head of the committee for civil rights under law in february of 89 until june of 2016. Renowned for her contributions on critical justice issues including passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1991, 20 of six reauthorization provisions of the Voting Rights act. Welcome. Denise lieberman the director of advancement pow