Posted on March 29, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Think Progress Think Progress, By Alan Pyke With homelessness surging and rent prices skyrocketing nationwide, one congresswoman is urging her colleagues to rapidly increase federal funding for affordable housing in hopes of stemming the tide. Congress would add about $13 billion to the fight against homelessness and housing insecurity over the next five years under the Ending Homelessness Act of 2016, proposed last week by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA).
