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Tim Walz on Welfare & Poverty
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3 million new houses proposed, under the Harris plan
TW: The bold forward plan that Kamala Harris put out there is talking about this housing issue. The one thing is there's 3 million new houses proposed under this plan with down payment assistance on the front end. To get you in a house.
A house is much more than just an asset to be traded somewhere. It's foundational to where you're at. As far as the housing goes, I've seen it in Minnesota, 12% more houses in Minneapolis, prices went down on rent, 4%. It's working.
JDV: Here's what you won't hear, is that Kamala Harris has already done it. Because she's been the Vice President for three and a half years, she had the opportunity to enact all of these great policies.
And what she's actually done instead is drive the cost of food higher by 25%, drive the cost of housing higher by about 60%, open the American southern border and make middle class life unaffordable for a large number of Americans.
Source: 2024 Vice Presidential debate: Tim Walz vs. JD Vance
, Oct 2, 2024
End housing crisis: Build 3 million new housing units
[Kamala speaking over a childhood photos]: "For most of my childhood, we were renters. My mother saved for well over a decade to buy a home. I was a teenager when that day finally came, and I can remember so well how excited she was."[Kamala
speaking over clips of families in their homes]: "I know what home ownership means. And sadly, right now, it is out of reach for far too many American families."
[Kamala speaking to a crowd with news subtitles]: "During the foreclosure crisis,
I took on the big banks who exploited people in the housing market. And today, corporate landlords buy hundreds of houses and apartments, then turn around and rent them out at extremely high prices. I will fight for a law that cracks down on these
practices. We will end America's housing shortage by building three million new homes and rentals. We should be doing everything we can to make it more affordable to buy a home, not less."
"I'm Kamala Harris and I approve this message."
Source: AdWatch: "Full House", Harris-Walz 2024
, Aug 27, 2024
$1 billion investment in affordable housing
INCREASING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Governor Walz signed a historic $1 billion investment in housing into law--building a foundation for safety, stability, and economic growth across the state. Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor
Flanagan also took new action to protect tenants' rights.CUTTING CHILD POVERTY: Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan established a nation-leading child tax credit to cut child poverty in Minnesota by up to one-third.
Source: 2022 Minnesota Governor campaign website mn.gov/Governor
, Aug 6, 2024
Multifamily housing for seniors, veterans, and homeless
Our plan also invests in making sure every Minnesotan has a safe and affordable place to call home. We're backing the development of multifamily housing so that seniors, families, and anyone facing homelessness can find a place to be.
And we want to update the Minneapolis Veterans Home to better serve those who have served us.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the Minnesota legislature
, Mar 26, 2024
Feeding our Future scandal: an unacceptable scam
[GOP opponent Scott] Jensen pressed Walz over the Feeding Our Future scandal. Federal authorities charged 50 people in a Minnesota-centered scam that allegedly stole at least $250 million in federal funds meant to feed needy children but that went
instead to luxury goods, jewelry and property in Kenya and Turkey. Federal investigators said the scam was uncovered by the Minnesota Department of Education.Jensen and other critics have questioned whether the Walz administration should have
known sooner and moved faster to stop the scam. "Over and over again, we have seen a culture of waste, fraud, abuse and cost overruns swept under the rug," Jensen said.
Walz called the loss of federal money in the scam unacceptable. "We'll get the answers when we get the investigation done," Walz said, noting that some of those charged have already pleaded guilty.
Source: MPR News on 2022 Minnesota Gubernatorial race
, Oct 28, 2022
Repair shelters, invest in affordable housing
Every Minnesotan deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. Walz and Flanagan's 2022 Local Jobs and Projects Plan includes more than $450 million in safe and affordable housing projects, including a historic $250 million investment in Housing
Infrastructure Bonds to provide supportive housing for Minnesotans across the state. The plan makes investments to repair existing shelters for the most vulnerable Minnesotans and significant investments in addressing housing for our veterans.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to Minnesota legislature
, Jan 18, 2022
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