Senator Booker
On affordable Housing
**No Longer a Presidential candidate as of 1/13/2020**
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U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker (D-NJ) released his plan to provide safe, affordable housing for all Americans. Learn more about the plan here.
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Introduced “Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity (HOME) Act of 2019” which would provide a renters’ tax credit to help households cover the difference between the rent they pay and 30% of their incomes. The bill is slated to:
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Provide a refundable tax credit to individuals who spend more than 30% of their incomes on rent.
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Encourage inclusionary zoning to increase the supply of affordable housing and to reduce housing discrimination based on race and income
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Sent letter to HUD urging the Secretary to halt changes to Fair Housing regulations
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Senator Booker Urges HUD to Forego Changes to Fair Housing Regulations, October 29, 2018
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Booker releases plan to cut child poverty
White House hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Thursday released a plan that he says would cut U.S. child poverty by over two-thirds.
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RGJ exclusive: Sen. Cory Booker's plan to ensure safe, affordable housing for everyone
Fifty years ago this month, a couple and their young family were looking to move into a neighborhood in New Jersey with great public schools, but real estate agents refused to sell them a home because of the color of their skin.
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Booker on Veterans
Senator Cory Booker on Affordable Housing
New Hampshire - Hampton Democrats Community Picnic
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Senator Cory Booker on Veterans' Housing (part 1)
NAACP Presidential Candidates Forum
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Senator Cory Booker on Veterans' Housing (part 2)
NAACP Presidential Candidates Forum
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Senator Cory Booker Cites NLIHC's Out of Reach data
Netroots Nation | August 5, 2018
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Senator Cory Booker on building a country where no one is forgotten or left behind
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