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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

IN RECOGNITION OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING WEEK OF ACTION FROM MAY 30 TO

JUNE 5, 2019

     

     Introduced By: Senators Crowley, Nesselbush, Ruggerio, Lombardo, and Rogers

     Date Introduced: May 30, 2019

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, Safe, decent, accessible homes that people can afford are a foundational

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component of any community's vitality and growth; and

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     WHEREAS, There are 49,430 extremely low-income renter households in Rhode Island

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whose annual income is $25,180 or less for a family of four; and

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     WHEREAS, Fifty-four percent of extremely low-income renter households in Rhode

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Island pay more than half of their incomes for rent; and

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     WHEREAS, There is a shortage of 22,806 homes that are affordable and available for

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extremely low-income renter households in Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, This shortage of homes that are affordable and available for extremely low-

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income renter households is the cause of homelessness in Rhode Island and the United States; and

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     WHEREAS, Investing in affordable housing produces long-term benefits, from increased

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employment and economic mobility to improved health and better education; and

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     WHEREAS, Advocates are participating in today's rally "Our Homes, Our Voices: Rally

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for Fair & Affordable Housing" as part of the National Housing Week of Action from May 30 to

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June 5, 2019, and are respectfully requesting measures to protect Rhode Islanders from housing

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discrimination, reduce legal barriers for renters, and increased investments in affordable housing;

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now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby endorses the "Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action" from May 30 to

 

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June 5, 2019, and supports expanding access to affordable homes in Rhode Island and working

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together to ensure that every Rhode Islander has a safe, decent, affordable home; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of

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the United States, the Honorable Gina M. Raimondo, Governor of the State of Rhode Island, and

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the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation.

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