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Julio Barreto
The House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity will hold a hearing on a hearing on Wednesday, July 29 to explore the future of public housing.According to a subcommittee press release, the hearing will focus on existing research on the state of the nation’s public housing stock, the ways in which federal housing policy should improve the lives and self-sufficiency of public housing residents and the impact of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOPE VI Revitalization program on neighborhoods and public housing residents.While the witness list has yet to be compiled, Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) expressed a desire to introduce comprehensive public housing reform legislation as a priority. Waters is a strong advocate for residents of public housing and the hearing...
