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Rep. Johnson Honored for Commitment to Affordable Housing

Johnson was cited for her role in making the Low Income Housing Tax Credit a permanent part of the tax code and increasing the amount of that program’s credits allocated to the states each year.

In her remarks, Johnson encouraged developers to invite their elected representatives to tour their affordable housing communities.

Just such a tour, she said, “opened my eyes to the fact that this sort of housing is a real asset to the community, and this experience was responsible for my focusing attention on the need to encourage affordable housing production and to protect and expand the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program.”

She also noted that the tax credit is a great example of a private-public partnership that works to meet the nation’s need for affordable housing, which “is as great as ever.”

NAHB President Kent Conine, who along with his wife, Meg, develops and builds affordable housing, praised Johnson’s “commitment to affordable housing programs” and her record of keeping them “among her top legislative priorities.”

The award is sponsored by NAHB Multifamily and the Neighborhood Development Collaborative (NDC) and is named after the co-founder of the NDC and a past director of NAHB Multifamily, who was considered a visionary in the affordable housing industry.

The event was hosted by NAHB’s Housing Credit Group, which represents the special interests of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit’s developers and managers.

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