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From YouTube: Councilwoman Quinones Sanchez Floor Speech on Developing Affordable Housing Policies 6-7-2018
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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, June 7, 2018:
Councilwoman María Quiñones-Sánchez (7th District) speaks on the importance of developing comprehensive affordable housing policies that work for all Philadelphians.
More information: http://phlcouncil.com/city-council-plan-to-increase-housing-affordability-in-philly/
A
Cheering
I
was
Councilwoman
Jonas,
Sanchez,
Thank
You
council
president
City
Council
has
always
been
proactive
in
its
support
for
affordable,
accessible
housing
and
home
ownership.
Yesterday,
City
Council's
Committee
on
Finance
reported
out
favorably
two
bills
which
direct
construction
impact,
tax
revenue
to
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
for
the
production
and
preservation
of
affordable
housing.
A
Today,
Council
adopted
an
amendment
for
mixed
income.
Housing
bonus
as
a
former
community
activist
and
now
community
advocate
I,
respect
and
appreciate
the
actions
of
those
activists
and
advocates
who
have
joined
us
in
Council
all
week.
Long,
moreover,
I
agree
with
them.
Philadelphia
needs
more
resources
now
more
than
ever,
to
keep
our
families
safe,
warm
and
healthy
in
their
homes.
For
this
reason,
I
continue
to
fight
as
I
have
my
entire
political
career
for
social
justice
and
equality.
I
encourage
our
activists
and
our
and
our
advocates
to
continue
to
voice
their
support
for
more
resources.
A
I
welcome
to
continued
debate
on
how
those
government
resources
get
appropriated
throughout
the
city,
but
we
simply
cannot
wait
to
appropriate
more
resources
for
the
production
and
the
preservation
of
housing,
as
our
city
grows
more
stratified
and
segregated
each
day.
All
philadelphians
have
a
right
to
live
affordably
in
neighborhoods
that
they
choose
where
they
can
share
and
have
access
to
good
schools,
good
transit
and
good
jobs.
Thank
You
council
president
for
your
leadership
I
want
to
thank
councilman
Mark's
quilo
for
the
creation
of
the
Philadelphia
first
equitable
development
plan.
A
I
want
to
thank
all
my
colleagues,
particularly
our
chair,
councilman
Blackwell,
for
sitting
through
three
hours
of
testimony
yesterday
and
for
supporting
our
efforts.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
rest
of
our
colleagues
through
final.
We
cannot
wait.
No
more
Thank
You
council
president.
Thank.