But this bill, particularly with the prevailing wage component being added to public housing projects, this would add costs to those public housing projects, meaning that less of those public housing projects could actually get done on the limited tax … House Bill 2153 would reduce the number of affordable housing options. … Committee. Unfortunately, we did not get any reception or receptive ear from our Democratic counterparts. We talked about these challenges. We talked about the fact that working class individuals all across our commonwealth are experiencing hardship due to inflation. (05:55–06:21)
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