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For Immediate Release
November 9, 2020
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Washington, D.C. (November 9, 2020) – Council of Large Public Housing Authorities Executive Director Sunia Zaterman released the following statement today upon the election of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as President of the United States and Kamala Harris as the Vice President of the United States:
“The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities congratulates President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on their election victory, and for the groundbreaking accomplishment of Kamala Harris as the first woman of color elected to the vice presidency.
The Biden/Harris ticket ran on a progressive platform to expand economic opportunity and equity. Many CLPHA priorities such as increased federal investment in public and affordable housing, policy reform to allow public housing authorities to be nimbler in serving their residents, and dismantling systemic racism are key elements of their housing and campaign promises. CLPHA looks forward to working with President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris during the transition as they assemble the public and affordable housing team that will advance our shared goals of ending poverty, improving health and education outcomes, and providing the catalyst for upward mobility for low-income Americans.”
About the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities
The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities is a national non-profit organization that works to preserve and improve public and affordable housing through advocacy, research, policy analysis and public education. CLPHA’s 70 members represent virtually every major metropolitan area in the country. Together they manage 40 percent of the nation’s public housing program; administer more than a quarter of the Housing Choice Voucher program; and operate a wide array of other housing programs. Learn more at clpha.org and on Twitter @CLPHA and follow @housing_is for news on CLPHA’s work to better intersect the housing field and other areas of critical importance such as health and education.