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Kirsten Gillibrand: “We are putting more money into affordable housing than ever…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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And so I asked to be on the Senate Appropriations Committee. I asked to be on the committee that was in charge of affordable housing. And so We are putting more money into affordable housing than ever before in this most recent budget. I hope this budget will pass, but it will make a difference. A recent analysis from the Comptroller's office found that one in every five New York households spends more than half of their income to cover the cost of housing. (00:29–00:35)

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Asserts that the current budget allocates unprecedented funds for affordable housing.

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