{"id":3066,"date":"2020-02-07T19:20:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T19:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/?p=3066"},"modified":"2020-02-07T19:52:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T19:52:41","slug":"housing-policy-discussed-at-cnn-town-hall-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/housing-policy-discussed-at-cnn-town-hall-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing policy discussed at CNN Town Hall event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/affordable-housing-plans-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3067\" width=\"532\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/affordable-housing-plans-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/affordable-housing-plans-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/affordable-housing-plans-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/affordable-housing-plans-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/affordable-housing-plans-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Following controversy from the Iowa caucus results being delayed, the nation turns its attention to the New Hampshire Democratic primary election that will take place this Tuesday. As the competition begins to heat up between Democratic Party candidates, CNN hosted a two-night town hall event this week to let New Hampshire voters ask questions directly to the eight participating candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eight candidates who were featured by CNN\u2019s town hall on Wednesday and Thursday were (in order of appearance): Former Vice President Joe Biden; Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren; businessman Andrew Yang; businessman Tom Steyer; Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders; former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg; and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each candidate was given a full hour to receive a handful of questions, and give lengthy responses without having to battle for airtime between rival candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing policy has not been discussed much during the 2020 campaign, but some candidates either spoke directly on the subject or discussed other policies that are directly related to issues affecting low-income Americans. Affordable Housing Online has read the <a href=\"http:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/TRANSCRIPTS\/\">transcripts<\/a> provided by CNN, and highlighted each candidates\u2019 thoughts on housing policy in America.<br><br><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: <\/em>Pete Buttigieg and Deval Patrick were not asked questions about housing or specific issues facing low-income Americans, and were not included in this report for that reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joe Biden<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Official_portrait_of_Vice_President_Joe_Biden_Public_Domain-818x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3068\" width=\"158\" height=\"200\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>No questions for <a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/2020-candidate-housing-plans\/Joe-Biden\">former Vice President Biden<\/a> were specifically about housing, but one question raised to him was about policies to help those living in poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>Hello, Vice President Biden. We hear about the plight of the middle class a lot. How come there&#8217;s so little mention of the working poor? People have two and three jobs cobbled together, none of them with benefits. They&#8217;re too exhausted to spend time with their kids. How would you go about raising wages?<\/p><cite>Martha Dickerson<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Biden responded with multiple ideas of how to help the middle class, but began with a pledge to help both the middle class and those who are in poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe way I do it, first of all, no one should be working in the United States of America 40 hours a week and living in poverty,\u201d said Biden. \u201cAnd that&#8217;s why we have to raise, nationally, the standard of $15 an hour for every worker in America, number one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His other main points to help working families include to \u201ctriple the amount of money we spend for Title I schools,\u201d \u201craise teacher salaries,\u201d \u201cdouble the number of school psychologists and school nurses,\u201d and \u201cprovide the opportunity to be able to get these jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Warren<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Elizabeth_Warren_official_portrait_114th_Congress_Public_Domain-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3075\" width=\"160\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Elizabeth_Warren_official_portrait_114th_Congress_Public_Domain-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Elizabeth_Warren_official_portrait_114th_Congress_Public_Domain-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Elizabeth_Warren_official_portrait_114th_Congress_Public_Domain-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Elizabeth_Warren_official_portrait_114th_Congress_Public_Domain-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Elizabeth_Warren_official_portrait_114th_Congress_Public_Domain-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Elizabeth_Warren_official_portrait_114th_Congress_Public_Domain.jpg 1908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>No direct housing policy questions were asked to <a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/2020-candidate-housing-plans\/Elizabeth-Warren\">Senator Warren<\/a> either, but she got an opportunity to discuss housing when asked a question about persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>What role do you see people with disabilities playing in your campaign? And even better yet, what role do you see people with disabilities playing in the White House, if you become president?<\/p><cite> Ruth Morrissette<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>After expressing her general ideals about supporting all persons equally, Warren immediately dove into her housing plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a terrible housing problem in this country,\u201d she said. \u201cWe just have a shrinking housing supply and a growing population, among middle-class families, working-class families, the working poor, the poor poor, the homeless, formerly incarcerated people, seniors who want to age in place, and also people with disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warren continued, \u201cwe need to think about this also about how we provide housing for people with disabilities. Because it&#8217;s different. For some it may mean group housing. But an opportunity, for those who want to, to be able to live independently, what that would mean, and how we need to invest in housing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She then encouraged people to <a href=\"https:\/\/elizabethwarren.com\/plans\/disability-rights-and-equality\">visit her campaign website<\/a> to read more about her views and plans regarding this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andrew Yang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Andrew_Yang_by_Gage_Skidmore-752x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3076\" width=\"146\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Andrew_Yang_by_Gage_Skidmore-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Andrew_Yang_by_Gage_Skidmore-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Andrew_Yang_by_Gage_Skidmore-768x1045.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Andrew_Yang_by_Gage_Skidmore-1129x1536.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Andrew_Yang_by_Gage_Skidmore-1505x2048.jpg 1505w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Andrew_Yang_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 1879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/2020-candidate-housing-plans\/Andrew-Yang\">Andrew Yang<\/a> was not asked a question about housing, he was asked about his policies to reduce income inequality and how his Freedom Dividend would affect existing assistance to low-income Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Thank you, Mr. Yang. So your policy of an American universal basic income, or &#8220;freedom dividend,&#8221; has come under criticism for those who claim it may undercut key federal assistance programs, such as Social Security and Medicaid. How would you reassure voters who depend on these programs that their needs will be met? Will their needs be met?<\/p><cite>Owen Culberson<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo the last thing I would do is reduce existing benefits. I want to add to them to make sure we can live the kind of lives that we deserve here in this country,\u201d Yang responded.<br><br>\u201cWe are stacking the deck against our young people&#8230;If you were born in the United States in the 1990s, you&#8217;re down to a 50\/50 shot of doing better than your parents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tom Steyer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tom_Steyer_by_Gage_Skidmore-721x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3077\" width=\"142\" height=\"200\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/2020-candidate-housing-plans\/Tom-Steyer\">Tom Steyer<\/a>, a hedge fund manager and philanthropist, believes the rising cost of housing is a straightforward problem that has been made worse by the lack of federal investment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Renters today can expect to spend 40 percent to 50 percent of their income on monthly rent. Similarly, housing costs have risen to exceed 2008 levels. Both of these factors create a very tight market for young families as well as low-income families.<\/p><p>What would you direct your HUD secretary to do, once in office, in order to address the issue of rising housing costs and lack of inventory?<\/p><cite>Eric LeBlanc<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have too few affordable housing units in the United States of America. It&#8217;s not hard to figure out why prices go up,\u201d Steyer responded, \u201cWe need more affordable housing units, to the tune of millions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steyer argues from experience that \u201cthe markets work to make money for the people building things in markets,\u201d and that Americans need a government that \u201cgets things done for the citizens of the United States\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As President, Tom Steyer would spend \u201chundreds of billions of dollars\u201d building affordable and \u201cclimate-smart\u201d affordable housing units, a process he claims would \u201ccreate millions of good-paying union jobs\u201d and meet demands for affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bernie Sanders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bernie_Sanders_Public_Domain.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3078\" width=\"158\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bernie_Sanders_Public_Domain.jpg 682w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bernie_Sanders_Public_Domain-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Affordable housing also became a talking point for <a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/2020-candidate-housing-plans\/Bernie-Sanders\">Senator Bernie Sanders<\/a>, when a question was posed to him about his fight against income inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Good evening. I was wondering, why do you care so fervently about economic inequities?<\/p><cite>Robin Clark<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Sanders gave a personal account of his own family\u2019s hardships while growing up, and then said, \u201cSo to answer your question, it is &#8212; in the richest country in the history of the world, it is not all that hard to say that all of our people can have a decent standard of living.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He continued to say, \u201cYes, if you work 40 hours a week, you can make at least 15 bucks an hour. Yes, your kids, regardless of your income, can go to college. Yes, of course, health care is a human right. Yes, of course, you don&#8217;t have to spend half of your income for housing because we&#8217;re going to build affordable housing. This is not utopian stuff. This is stuff we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amy Klobuchar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Amy_Klobuchar_Public_Domain-808x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3079\" width=\"157\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Amy_Klobuchar_Public_Domain-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Amy_Klobuchar_Public_Domain-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Amy_Klobuchar_Public_Domain-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Amy_Klobuchar_Public_Domain.jpg 1105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/2020-candidate-housing-plans\/Amy-Klobuchar\">Senator Klobuchar<\/a> was asked directly about affordable housing as well, with a reference to a recent political ad she released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>&#8220;Good evening. Your new TV commercial offers lots of great strategies that you&#8217;re going to achieve as president. And one of those is affordable housing.<\/p><p>And this is a particular pain point in our state, where a New Hampshire housing authority reports that there is less than 2 percent vacancy in two-bedroom apartments across the state, with 3 percent rent increases every year.<\/p><p>So how do you propose to create more affordable housing? And what are some of the strategies to do so?&#8221;<\/p><cite> Claire Collins<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[Y]es, urban areas are having a big problem with affordable housing\u201d, Senator Amy Klobuchar responded before highlighting that even mid-size and small towns are experiencing these same housing problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, I would make sure that we take care of the backlog of Section 8 housing,\u201d Klobuchar said in reference to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/fy20-hud-budget-cuts\">underfunded and oversubscribed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klobuchar would also create \u201cincentives for building more housing\u201d but has not provided specifics on what those incentives would be in this town hall or in her <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@AmyforAmerica\/senator-klobuchars-housing-plan-761e9f93f3a4\">housing plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>More Coverage: <\/em>The atmosphere in the room is certain to be more tense tonight, as candidates argue their cases directly against one another during the debated that will be aired on ABC starting at 8:00 pm ET. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As new housing ideas are presented by candidates, Affordable Housing Online will continue to track these statements on our <a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/2020-candidate-housing-plans\">2020 Presidential Candidate Housing Plans page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following controversy from the Iowa caucus results being delayed, the nation turns its attention to the New Hampshire Democratic primary election that will take place this Tuesday. 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