Sanders rolls out housing plan featuring souped-up trust fund

Published April 18, 2016 10:23pm ET



Bernie Sanders announced a new campaign platform for affordable housing, outlined as he campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination in high-cost New York City.

The Vermont senator’s proposal features most prominently a $5 billion annual minimum contribution to a federal affordable housing trust fund. He also would boost federal spending to build more affordable housing and attempt to aid first-time homebuyers by expanding the Federal Housing Administration.

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