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From YouTube: Action on Federal Housing Policy Rally
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The City of Boston is committed to promoting equitable, low income housing. That is why Mayor Walsh has pledged to encourage the creation of thousands of new affordable income housing units as Boston continues to grow. Outside Faneuil Hall, Congresswoman Katherine Clark joins Mayor Walsh to argue for increased federal investments to fit the evolving low income housing needs of Boston's communities.
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Hello,
everyone.
How
are
you
today?
Alright?
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
for
raising
your
voice
today
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
a
safe,
healthy,
affordable
home.
As
Daliah
said
we
are
here
today
to
talk
about
the
importance
of
home
homes
are
the
foundation
of
our
lives.
They
provide
the
base
that
we
all
need
for.
Help
do
well
in
schools,
do
well
in
work.
They
allow
us
to
care
for
our
families
and
age
in
our
communities.
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They
provide
stability,
a
place
for
us
to
return
to,
at
the
end
of
a
long
day
and
a
place
for
us
to
celebrate
all
of
the
great
things
that
are
happening
in
our
lives.
Homes,
build
our
economy,
creating
jobs
and
providing
a
place
for
employees
to
live.
We're
here
today
to
call
on
Congress
to
invest
more
in
affordable
homes
and
in
our
communities.
We
all
know
that
rents
and
home
prices
in
Massachusetts
continuously
ranked
in
the
top
10
of
the
least
affordable
for
anybody
here
in
the
state
whoo.
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So
we
cannot
do
it
alone.
We
need
our
federal
partners
today.
We
are
here
to
call
on
Congress
to
invest
more
in
our
homes
in
our
communities.
To
do
so,
Congress
must
lift
the
spending
caps
if
they
set
back
in
2011
that
have
decreased
funding
for
affordable
homes
and
Community
Development
budget
cuts
threaten
the
investments
made
in
affordable
homes
and
our
communities
thanks
to
the
work
of
people
like
congresswoman
Katherine
Clark
who's.
Here
today,
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The
budget
proposals
that
we
see
coming
out
of
Congress
are
better
than
expected
and
they're,
certainly
better
than
what
the
president
has
proposed.
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and
abou.
However,
keeping
things
level
it's
not
enough,
more
investment
is
needed.
Currently
more
than
85%
of
HUDs
budget
goes
directly
to
renewing
housing
assistance,
so
people
who
are
already
in
their
homes
when
Huzur
resources
are
cut
or
don't
grow
with
the
increasing
cost.
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So,
that's
not
all
in
addition
to
everybody
up
here
and
all
of
you.
I
also
want
to
call
attention
to
some
elected
leaders
that
are
joining
us
today.
We
have
representative
Kevin
Honan,
the
house,
chair
of
the
Legislature's
Committee
on
housing,
representative
carmine
Gentile,
also
on
the
Housing
Committee
city
councillors,
Tito
Jackson
and
city
councilor,
Tim
McCarthy
I
now
have
the
honor
of
introducing
the
mayor,
who
I'm
making
sure
is
right.
Yes,
he's
right
behind
me
fantastic
and
councillors.
Ivy
George
is
also
with
us
today.
Thank
you.
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Thank
you
very
much
for
all
of
your
support.
Now
I
have
the
honor
of
introducing
mayor
Walsh.
Mayor
Walsh
has
committed
his
life
and
his
career
to
public
service.
He
works
to
make
Boston
a
thriving,
healthy
and
innovative
city
where
there's
a
quality
and
opportunity
for
all.
Since
taking
office.
Mayor
Walsh
is
focused
on
strengthening
Boston
schools,
creating
new
tools
to
help
workers
with
low
wages
to
increase
their
incomes,
he's
elevated
the
issue
in
the
attention
on
income
inequality
and
is
working
to
address
the
city's
housing
challenges.
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In
addition,
he's
created
the
housing
innovations
lab
to
identify
more
solutions
to
meet
the
many
needs
of
all
the
people
in
the
city
born
and
raised
in
Dorchester
by
immigrant
parents.
There
Walsh
is
driven
to
make
sure
Boston
is
a
city
where
anyone
can
overcome
their
challenges
at
fulfill
their
dreams.
Please
welcome
mayor
Marty,
Walsh.
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Thank
you
very
much
Rachel
way
to
go.
George
is
done.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Rachel
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
at
citizens,
housing
and
Planning.
Association
I
want
to
thank
all
the
elected
officials
that
came
out
today.
My
good
friend
represent
hone,
who
was
the
chairman
of
what
was
the
chairman
of
housing
in
the
House
of
Representatives,
did
some
incredible
things
over
the
years.
Thank
you
represent.
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On
what
you've
done,
congresswoman
Wilma
clock,
who
I'll
get
a
chance
to
bring
up
here
in
a
minute
I
want
to
thank
her
as
well
the
people
behind
me,
the
City
Council.
We
work
very
hard
every
day
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
create
more
affordable
housing
and
protect
and
expand
affordable
housing,
as
we
see
out
here
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
organizations.
I
want
to
thank
Drake
a
plane
in
DC
I
want
to
dig
urban
edge.
I
want
to
thank
the
Jewish
community
housing
for
the
elderly.
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Thank
you
very
much.
We
have
stood
with
almost
every
single
one
of
you
as
we
put
our
heads
together
and
we
pooled
our
resources.
We
broke
ground
on
new
housing.
We
cut
ribbons
on
affordable
homes
in
our
city.
That's
how
affordable
housing
gets
built
today.
We've
worked
together
with
everyone
because
we
believe
that
a
Boston
that
is
for
everyone
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
organizations
that
are
here.
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I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
incredible
work
because
it
takes
every
age,
every
race,
every
income,
every
disability,
a
home
for
everyone,
with
no
exceptions.
That's
what
we're
fighting
for
right
now
and
that's
what
we
need
out
of
the
leaders
in
the
White
House
and
the
Congress
I
understand
what
we
have
to
do
here,
we're
talking
about
fundamental
values.
It's
not
time
to
retreat,
it's
time
to
move
forward,
and
that's
what
we're
doing
here
today
and
that's
what
we're
doing
in
Boston
together
we're
requiring
one
from
developers
with
tougher
inclusionary
development
policies.
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Last
year
we
took
in
a
record
23
point:
seven
million
dollars
altogether.
In
the
last
three
years,
the
city
of
Boston
has
put
in
a
hundred
million
dollars
into
affordable
housing.
Nearly
nine
thousand
affordable
housing
units
have
been
built
or
under
construction
right
now,
and
we
still
feel
the
pain
and
we
still
feel
the
pressure
with
set
records
for
the
last
three
years,
but
there's
still
too
many
people
and
too
many
families
that
are
struggling
and
there's
more
that
we
have
to
do
together.
We
passed
the
Community
Preservation
Act.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
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We
named
Christine
Park
from
Jamaica
Plain,
the
director
she's,
going
to
be
a
powerful
voice
for
everybody,
as
we
move
forward
and
we'll
work
with
the
council
now
to
finalize
what
the
board
makeup
will
be
and
we'll
be
able
to
move
forward
together,
we
create
the
office
of
housing
stability.
That
offices
help
people
stay
in
their
homes
in
these
very
difficult
times,
and
we
continue
to
build
an
office
out
in
the
Jim
Brooks
community
stabilization
act.
That's
now
in
front
of
the
council
we're
working
to
get
that
to
the
legislature.
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So
we
can
move
forward
on
that
process.
We've
house
that
one
1,100
chronically
homeless
individuals
with
set
new
standards
for
housing,
accessibility
with
disabilities,
we're
getting
millions
of
dollars
in
our
public
housing
for
new
ones.
Hundreds
of
new
units
at
Whittier,
Street,
Thank,
You,
President,
Obama
old
colony,
orient
ice,
we're
turning
over
every
single
rock
and
stone.
Looking
to
see
how
we
can
do
more.
You
know
it
I
know,
and
everyone
who
pays
rent
knows
that
we
have
to
continue
to
do
this.
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Hud
programs
are
investments
for
the
future,
first-time
homebuyer
program,
rental
assistance,
development,
grant,
tax
credits,
public
housing,
maintenance
and
renovations.
They
bring
neighborhood
stability
and
economic
strength.
We
need
Washington
to
understand
that
we
need
Washington
to
understand
the
impacts
of
HUD
cutting
money
back
on
poor
people.
It's
not
a
Democrat
Republican
issue.
It's
an
American
issue,
it's
a
fundamental
right
that
we
should
be
standing
in
our
cities
and
towns
across
America
to
let
them
know
in
Congress.
We
need
to
have
a
strong
and
stable
workforce.
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We
need
to
have
healthy
kids
who
can
learn
in
our
schools.
We
need
seniors
who
can
age
in
their
homes
in
Boston?
It's
a
place
for
everyone
and
America,
give
me
a
place
for
everyone.
We
need
to
continue
to
fight
now
with
less
here
in
Massachusetts,
because
we
have
a
congressional
when
I
talk
about
what's
happening
in
Washington,
whether
they're
trying
to
attack
the
Affordable
Care
Act
or
the
immigrants
or
the
Muslim
community,
or
whoever
it
is
that
they're
attacking
in
that
particular
day.
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I
always
say
that
we,
the
resolution
in
Congress-
and
we
have
a
delegation
in
Boston
in
Massachusetts.
That
cares.
The
next
speaker
was
coming
up
to
this
microphone.
I
had
the
pleasure
and
honor
and
pleasure
of
serving
with
her
when
she
was
a
member
of
the
Massachusetts
House
of
Representatives.
She
was
there
for
about
two
cups
of
coffee.
She
went
up
to
the
state.
Senate
did
she
got
elected
the
United,
States,
Congress
and
I
was
proud.
I
was
proud.
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Last
year,
when
I
watched
my
when
I
watch
my
friend,
congresswoman
Katherine
Clark
sit
on
the
House
floor,
which
was
fighting
fun,
making
sure
that
we
had
cooked
up
ten
laws
of
this
country,
because
another
issue
to
any
of
our
young
people
are
dying
and
I
wanted
to
be
standing
here
with
her
today
leading
this
fight.
Let's
give
a
Boston
round
of
applause.
The
garbage
woman,
Katherine
Clark.
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We
are
so
glad
to
have
you
here
and
we're
going
to
fight
for
you
and
your
fight.
Your
advocacy.
Your
voice
helps
level
the
playing
field
for
millions
of
families,
not
only
here
in
the
Commonwealth
and
in
Boston,
but
around
the
country,
because
thousands
of
families
in
Massachusetts
have
had
to
rely
on
emergency
shelter.
While
we
face
an
affordable
housing
crisis
too
many
hard-working
families
are
spending
almost
all
of
their
income
on
housing
and
it
doesn't
leave
anything
over.
It
makes
for
impossible
choices.
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Do
you
pay
the
healthcare
bill,
the
child
care
bill,
the
tuition
bill,
the
basic
food
bills,
or
do
you
keep
shelter
for
your
family
and
too
often
we
hear
it
said
that
where
we
invest
is
a
reflection
of
our
values,
but
we
don't
follow
through.
We
don't
make
the
investments
that
reflect
who
we
are.
That
reflects
what
we
want
to
be,
and
we
don't
make
sure
that
everybody
has
safe,
secure
and
permanent
housing.
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Last
year
alone,
in
Massachusetts,
more
than
20,000
students
were
homeless,
20,000
students
being
forced
to
forfeit
their
opportunities,
robbing
them
of
a
chance
to
have
a
permanent
home
to
call
their
base
to
be
that
base
of
security,
a
dangerous
step
in
the
wrong
direction.
When
we
slash
federal
investments
in
affordable
housing,
you
know
how
devastating
that
is
to
the
people
at
home.
It
is
a
recipe
for
public
housing
to
fall
into
disrepair
and
shudder
for
our
homeless
population
to
increase
and
put
the
skyrocketing
burden
on
our
already
strapped
emergency
shelter.
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So
here's,
where
all
of
you
come
in
I,
know
that
you're
not,
and
you
know
that
I'm
not
shy
about
holding
this
administration.
This
White
House
accountable
and
thousands
of
my
constituents
call
my
office
and
say
we
have
to
fight
against
these
misguided
cuts,
and
it's
going
to
be
my
job
with
you
to
bring
this
job.
Bring
this
fight
every
day
to
Washington
DC.
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But
the
only
way
I
do
it
is,
with
all
of
you
and
every
time,
I
put
my
hands
to
vote
for
quality
for
justice
for
housing,
for
everyone.
I
feel
your
hand
on
top
of
mine
and
I
encourage
you.
We've
got
to
keep
going,
so
you
keep
up
the
calls.
You
keep
up
the
organizing
you
keep
fighting
because
our
families
are
worth
it.