Senate Panel OKs Housing Overhaul
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Senate Banking Committee unanimously approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s public housing system. The bill is similar to a bill currently under consideration by the House. Both bills are aimed at giving more power to local housing authorities and allowing them to accept more of the “working poor,” people who have jobs but still live at or near the poverty line.
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