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Voters Are Concerned About the Increasing Cost of Housing and Want Government Action

64% of voters are concerned about the cost of renting a home or apartment.

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Pandemic Childcare Issues Give Good Reason to Invest in Families

Congress has an opportunity with the Build Back Better Act to pursue a more prosperous direction for the country and expand family benefits.

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Rep. Bush: Extend the Eviction Moratorium

We cannot allow the eviction moratorium to expire when emergency rental assistance remains unspent and hasn’t yet reached the pockets of families most in need.

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Voters Support the American Jobs Plan

In an April survey of likely voters nationally, Invest in America and Data for Progress tested the attitudes of likely voters towards the American Jobs Plan. We find that 73% of voters support President Biden’s American Jobs Plan.

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New York Voters Support Taxing the Rich – Not Austerity – to Close the State’s Projected Deficit 

As part of a March survey of 669 likely New York state voters, Data for Progress tested attitudes on a number of issues including raising taxes on the wealthy to patch the state’s projected budget deficit and invest in public services.

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There’s No NYC Recovery Without Alleviating Poverty

Andrew Yang writes for the Data for Progress blog in the second piece in a series to hear from New York City mayoral candidates.

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California Voters Support Policies To Combat the State’s Homelessness Crisis

New California polling: A majority of CA, L.A. County voters support raising taxes on large corporations to fund homeless programs.

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Housing is a Human Right — It’s time for Congress to Act Like it is

Chuy Garcia: I called for an eviction moratorium at the beginning of the pandemic — if we enacted it earlier, many would still be alive.

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The Rent is Too High and Here’s What We Can Do About it 

Fresh out of college in 2006, I came home to Brooklyn just as the big new luxury towers of Downtown Brooklyn were starting to shoot up into the sky.

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The Partisan Battle Lines on Housing are Clear

On Tuesday, affordable housing and residential segregation emerged as yet another stark contrast between the Democratic and Republican parties heading into the 2020 election.

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Voters Support The Economic Justice Act

Data for Progress asked registered voters for their opinion on proposals concerning federal, coronavirus-relief funds that had been earmarked for corporations and whether that money should be reallocated toward other, progressive ends.

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We Need to Cancel Rent During the Coronavirus Pandemic

America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis which will soon become an unprecedented economic and housing crisis. With rents due April 1st and jobless claims expected to pass 3.5 million this week, we could see millions evicted from apartments, homes foreclosed upon, and small businesses permanently shuttered – leaving even more people out of work.

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