'This is morally wrong and it's also fiscally unnecessary,' New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes it is time for the U.S. to address the impact of more than two decades of public housing cuts, which have left children in her district with lead poisoning and asthma issues, while, —she said—the government continues to hand out tax cuts to corporations"and the exceedingly wealthy."
"So, now we have about two decades of complete neglect and that bill for two decades of neglect is a lot bigger than if we had just invested in that routine maintenance," Ocasio-Cortez said. Meanwhile, children in the area"have blood lead levels hitting eight times the amount that prompts health department action," the politician said. This was a reference to New York's lead paint scandal, with tens of thousands of homes containing the harmful product."Eight-hundred children under the age of six living in NYCHA housing tested positive for high levels of lead between 2012 and 2016 during the federal disinvestment period.
Turning to Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Ocasio-Cortez asked:"Ms. Yentel, do you believe that all of these horrific cases were necessary or were they unnecessary in terms of the government's disinvestment?" "I would," Yentel replied."I'd say that the funding that is required to keep those homes at a decent safe level has been underfunded for decades."
"Yet, at the same time, folks have the audacity to say that there's no money for public housing and that we can't afford for children to have clean blood and clean water. I mean this is morally wrong and it's also fiscally unnecessary."
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