{"id":392921,"date":"2019-01-15T16:21:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T15:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/its-time-for-a-homes-guarantee\/"},"modified":"2019-01-15T16:21:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T15:21:49","slug":"its-time-for-a-homes-guarantee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/its-time-for-a-homes-guarantee\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time for a Homes Guarantee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"featured-media wp-caption\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-1200x698.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"People\u2019s Action members affected by the housing crisis traveled to Washington from New York, Los Angeles and Chicago to meet with lawmakers in December.\" itemprop=\"url\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-1200x698.png 1200w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-200x116.png 200w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-400x233.png 400w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-800x465.png 800w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-e1547563888809.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image to4-lazy-load\" alt=\"People\u2019s Action members affected by the housing crisis traveled to Washington from New York, Los Angeles and Chicago to meet with lawmakers in December.\" itemprop=\"url\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-1200x698.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-1200x698.png 1200w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-200x116.png 200w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-400x233.png 400w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-800x465.png 800w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.44-AM-e1547563888809.png 990w\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"caption\">People\u2019s Action members affected by the housing crisis traveled to Washington, DC, from New York, Los Angeles and Chicago to meet with lawmakers in December.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-credit\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Via OurFuture.org<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our nation is in a full-blown housing emergency. Today, a person working full time in a minimum-wage job cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment \u2014 anywhere in the United States. More than half of all Americans spend a third or more of their income on housing. Only one in five households that qualify for federal housing assistance receives it.<\/p>\n<p>And right now, thanks to President Trump\u2019s irresponsible government shutdown, <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.washingtonpost.com\/g\/documents\/national\/huds-jan-4-letter-to-multi-family-housing-program-landlords\/3371\/\">hundreds of thousands of households may face eviction and homelessness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So we have to ask again, with even greater urgency, <a href=\"https:\/\/ourfuture.org\/20180426\/huds-carson-insults-tenants-instead-of-offering-solutions\">the question we put to HUD Secretary Ben Carson when we confronted him in Las Vegas last spring<\/a>: \u201cWhere will we live?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the humanitarian crisis we should be talking about: the one that\u2019s right under our noses, and is growing larger every day. Most people \u2014 especially low-income families and communities of color \u2014 live one emergency away from an eviction. More than three million families and individuals are already experiencing homelessness, including over one million children.<\/p>\n<p>We need bold solutions for housing now. That\u2019s why People\u2019s Action members affected by this crisis traveled to Washington from New York, Los Angeles and Chicago to meet with lawmakers in December.<\/p>\n<p>We were encouraged by what we heard from Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Sherrod Brown, Cory Booker, and others on Capitol Hill. We gave Senator Warren feedback on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citylab.com\/equity\/2019\/01\/elizabeth-warren-housing-plan-redlining-racial-justice-reparations\/579268\/\">American Housing and Affordability Act<\/a>, which she has introduced in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1770\" height=\"818\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM.png 1770w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM-200x92.png 200w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM-400x185.png 400w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM-800x370.png 800w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM-1200x555.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1770px) 100vw, 1770px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1770\" height=\"818\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253775 to4-lazy-load\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1770px) 100vw, 1770px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM.png 1770w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM-200x92.png 200w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM-400x185.png 400w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM-800x370.png 800w, https:\/\/truthout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-6.34.56-AM-1200x555.png 1200w\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"banner_wrapper\" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"banner-247292\" class=\"banner subscribe-banner  banner-247292 bottom vert custom-banners-theme-default_style\" style=\"\"><a class=\"custom_banners_big_link\" href=\"#\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"banner_caption\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"banner_caption_inner\">\n<div class=\"banner_caption_text\" style=\"\">\n<p><strong>The stories you care about, right at your fingertips<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get Truthout&#8217;s daily edition delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This bill is an important first step, but we need Congress to go further. This is the richest country in the history of the world. We can and should ensure every person a safe, affordable, accessible, and healthy home&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/its-time-for-a-homes-guarantee\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People\u2019s Action members affected by the housing crisis traveled to Washington, DC, from New York, Los Angeles and Chicago to meet with lawmakers in December.Via OurFuture.org Our nation is in a full-blown housing emergency. Today, a person working full time in a minimum-wage job cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment \u2014 anywhere in the United States. 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