Cantwell visits Vancouver to push affordable housing program
Tax credit encourages construction of projects like Caples Terrace
Published: June 30, 2021, 8:00pm
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4 Photos Miguel Viveros Chavez, resident at Caples Terrace, left, chats with Sen. Maria Cantwell after speaking to members of the media about the federal debate over infrastructure at Caples Terrace in Vancouver on Wednesday morning. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
Sen. Maria Cantwell visited Vancouver on Wednesday to advocate for increases to a federal program that encourages construction of affordable housing units.
Speaking at subsidized apartment complex Caples Terrace which she last visited for its ribbon cutting two years ago Cantwell called for a 50 percent increase to the nation’s Low Income Affordable Housing Tax Credit program, as part of the country’s upcoming infrastructure package.
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