Provide $65 billion towards addressing the capital needs backlog for public housing
support efforts to provide $65 billion for public housing repairs
Occurrences
Evidence
The White House framework said the legislation would make the largest and most comprehensive investment in affordable housing in history and address the capital needs of public housing stock nationwide.
Axios reported that Manchin said he would not support the Build Back Better plan and that the decision effectively halted progress on the legislation.
Assessments
The evidence shows there was a serious federal housing proposal that would have addressed public housing capital needs, but the Build Back Better vehicle collapsed before enactment. There is no evidence that Robert Menendez personally secured passage of the $65 billion repair funding, so the promised outcome was not delivered.