“To say, ‘We’re not going to give you money for affordable housing if you don’t make it easier to build affordable housing, [which is hard] because you don’t want affordable housing,’ — it’s ridiculous. You need carrot and stick, not carrot or stick, to make it work.” – David M. Dworkin
“There’s no carrot if you don’t eat carrots. We need to go further if it’s going to have a material impact.” – David M. Dworkin
“We’ve made it way too expensive to build; the regulatory cost is way too high.” – David M. Dworkin
“We strongly endorse the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act and the expansion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, both of which already have earned broad, bipartisan support and are in the president’s proposal.” – David M. Dworkin
“Infrastructure and housing investment really need to go hand in hand to positively impact communities.” -David M. Dworkin
“It’s a historic amount of money, but we have a historic-size problem, and even this amount of money is not going to solve the problem. We have to keep in mind – when we talk about infrastructure, there’s not a great history of infrastructure investment succeeding without housing investment. They really need to go hand in hand to positively impact communities. So I think the housing component of the bill is very important.” – David M. Dworkin
“There’s no question that the three-month extension allows the appropriate amount of time for all rental assistance programs to be fully up and running. It’s a complicated and arduous process. We’ve never done anything like this before.” – David M. Dworkin
“The health reasons for the moratorium absolutely still apply. I cannot imagine a scenario where the president and the CDC do not extend the moratorium past March 31.” – David M. Dworkin
“[Homeowner assistance funds] are designed to help homeowners avoid foreclosure and catch up on mortgage, utility, property tax and insurance payments,” -David M. Dworkin
“With her service as a local elected official and mayor of an inner ring suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, and her work behind the scenes at the U.S. Treasury Department, she brings an impressive track record of leading efforts to revitalize communities and advocating for vulnerable populations and underserved communities.” – David M. Dworkin
