Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) Biden infrastructure plan needs more funding for affordable housing
Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres (N.Y.) on Sunday criticized President Biden's infrastructure proposal, saying it does not provide enough funding for affordable housing.
When pressed by host Margaret Brennan on CBS's "Face the Nation" about his previous comments that The American Jobs Plan was not nearly big enough, Torres, who represents the Bronx, pointed to funding for affordable housing.
"I'm a product of public housing, and so I'm on a mission to ensure that public housing gets its fair share of The American Jobs Plan," Torres said.
"The plan only proposes $40 billion; public housing in New York City alone has a $40 billion capital need, so we need at least $70 billion to fully address the humanitarian crisis in public housing," Torres continued.
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