SB 2017-111: Antineutrino-Simossad Affordable Housing Act of 2017 (Passed)

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Making housing affordable is a noble goal, and this bill looks like it would be an effective mean of achieving that end. Rent controls are a promising system that should succeed in making housing more affordable, as should a distributive program whose purpose is to fill vacant homes. I do concur with several of my other colleagues, though, that the "empty and abandoned homes" heading for Section 4 needs a clear definition. For the reasons outlined above, I support this act.

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I'll sponsor it.

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Senator PiT's amendment is friendly.

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I am unsure about this amendment. In some ways, it reminds me of California Proposition 187, an awful policy which denied services to undocumented immigrants in California. However, it may actually be standard operating procedure to only allow legal aliens to be involved in housing distributive programs; I simply don't know enough about housing policy. I feel that it would be beneficial for the Senate to vote on this amendment. That is why I have decided that Senator Spiral's amendment is unfriendly.

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After thinking about this for awhile and after seeing the arguments made by other Senators, I have decided to vote NAY.

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Aye