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US Representative Ami Bera, MD announced $7,589,194 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support Sacramento’s City and County Housing Authorities. These funds were provided through HUD’s Capital Fund Program to support local Public Housing Authorities’ efforts to build, renovate, and modernize public housing developments.
“I am pleased to announce this vital funding to support public housing developments in Sacramento County,” said Representative Ami Bera. “This funding will help support the development and modernization of public housing throughout our community, ensuring more of our residents have access to a safe and affordable place to live. We must leverage every tool at our disposal to build on these efforts and ensure that all Americans have access to the safe and affordable housing they need to thrive.”
He wrote in a social media post on X, “I know the impact high prices are having on hardworking #SacramentoCounty families. However, we’re making progress. America’s economy grew faster than any other large advanced economy last year. I am working to ensure that all Americans feel this progress in their daily lives.”
“Ami” Bera is an American physician and politician who has been serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party and represents California’s 6th congressional district, which is in Sacramento County.
In 2023, approximately 250,000 Americans were estimated to be without homes, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with a quarter of them concentrated in New York and Los Angeles. According to Econofact, a non-partisan publication, the average cost of housing has increased by $5,000 per year since 1984.
