{"id":4075,"date":"2021-03-31T20:03:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T20:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/?p=4075"},"modified":"2023-01-26T21:32:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T21:32:39","slug":"biden-announces-the-american-jobs-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/biden-announces-the-american-jobs-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden announces the American Jobs Plan"},"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\/2021\/03\/NewsCurrentEvents.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4003\" width=\"508\" height=\"265\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Details of a $2 trillion infrastructure plan were released by President Biden today, including a dedication to build new affordable housing and to address the growing rent crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/03\/31\/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan\/\">Fact Sheet written by the White House<\/a> says that $213 billion will be invested &#8220;to produce, preserve, and retrofit more than two million affordable and sustainable places to live.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tackling growing rent prices for already existing housing units is another Biden Administration goal, but no specific plans are are mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again with no specifics, the White House also plans to use an &#8220;innovative new approach to eliminate state and local exclusionary zoning laws.&#8221; These laws, which limit the types of homes that can be built in many areas, are criticized for keeping low-income renters in areas of low opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The American Jobs Plan will invest in America in a way we have not invested since we built the interstate highways and won the Space Race,&#8221; the White House said in the Fact Sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Jobs Plan will help low-income renters in a number of other ways too, both directly and indirectly. 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