"Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders Introduce Green New Deal for Public Housing Renovation"

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders have introduced a sweeping legislative proposal, the Green New Deal for Public Housing, aiming to decarbonize and expand the nation's public housing units with an investment of $162bn to $234bn over the next decade. The bill seeks to transform public housing into affordable, environmentally friendly, and safe communities, while creating jobs and public health benefits. It also aims to repeal the Faircloth Amendment to allow for the construction of new public housing units. Despite unlikely passage, the proposal has garnered support from environmental groups, housing justice organizations, and labor unions, signaling growing momentum for the vision of expanding and improving public housing.