Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat New York representative, is reportedly planning to introduce a new version of the Green New Deal, which contains numerous measures intended to transform the nation’s public housing inventory.
Ocasio- Cortez, separate Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and another left- aircraft legislators are poised to release the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act on Thursday in Washington, D. C.,  , according , to Politico.
The bill—which aims to “provide financial empowerment opportunities in the United States” by making people housing climate- friendly—would properly sanction the electrification of virtually every aspect of common housing, including the deployment of , electronic vehicle chargers , and the replacement of gas stoves, according to its text.
Ocasio-Cortez told Politico that the bill is intended to “reimagine and revive people housing in the United States” and to address “many of the economic hardships that public cover residents have faced.” About 1.2 million American homes are living in open enclosure,  , according , to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
According to its word, the act would require “electric devices to replace fossil fuel-reliant appliances like gas stoves and warm waters heaters” in American public housing and the construction of “electric automobile charging infrastructure for public housing residents and visitors.”
EVs tend to cost significantly more than gas- powered models, with the average EV costing consumers about 25 % more than the average automobile,  , according , to Green Cars.
Ocasio- Cortez and other left- wing lawmakers have previously attempted to pass Green New Deal legislation in , 2019 , and , 2021, but those efforts did not gain much traction due to the sweeping and , expensive , nature of the legislation.
The initial version of the Green New Deal called for numerous , left- wing proposals, including forcing the American economy to move away from fossil fuels within 10 years, the creation of universal health care, guaranteed income programs, and job programs. It also , called for ,” social, economic, racial, regional and gender- based justice and equality and cooperative and public ownership”.
According to its text, the Green New Deal for Public Housing would require taxpayers to contribute money to “all-electric state-of-the-art efficient appliances” as well as “photovoltaic glass windows” installed in public housing.
According to its text, the bill would require applicants looking for government grants to implement these changes by submitting” a signed acknowledgment indicating a commitment to transition all public housing owned or managed by the eligible entity into zero-carbon homes not later than ten years after the grant is granted.”
According to its text, the bill would also mandate that the government “give preference” to applicants who have collaborated with organized labor. Additionally, preferred applicants would include those that offer” training and employment opportunities reserved specifically for local low- and very low-income people who were previously incarcerated” and” stipends valued at not less than$ 250 per week” for people taking part in relevant workforce development programs.
The bill also has provisions that have  , little to do  , with climate change at face value. It would require” the establishment and leasing of commercial activity that offers public housing residents on- site access to goods and services” such as high- quality health care, dental clinics, book shops, cheap organic groceries, and tutoring centers, according to its text.
According to its text, the legislation would also require the government to pay for senior and child care centers located near or near public housing developments as well as community gardens and high-speed internet.
The bill would also require the government to “enforce the establishment or improvement of dedicated infrastructure for transportation by bicycle, including lanes, parking spots, and the bulk purchase of enough bicycles to offer 1 bicycle to every low- and very low-income public housing resident.”
Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders offices did not respond to requests for comment right away.
Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation
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