Members of Congress are working on a legislative fix to reduce carbon monoxide hazards after an NBCNews investigation revealed that detectors are not required in federally subsidized housing.
“People are dying — it’s an immediate issue,” said Deborah Thrope, supervising attorney for the National Housing Law Project, a legal advocacy group, who co-authored the letter. “There’s no reason for HUD to wait."
“HUD is looking very deeply into how to require local public housing authorities and private owners of taxpayer-supported housing to better protect their residents from carbon monoxide," said HUD spokesman Raffi Williams."This issue ranks among this department’s highest priorities as we work to improve the health and safety conditions of the housing that we support.”
Rep. David Price, D-N.C., chair of the House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation and housing,NBC News’ recent report as “horrifying” and said he expected the issue to come up during his committee’s upcoming budget hearing with the HUD secretary, which could happen in early April. "He could solve it in one day,” said Norton, who added the absence of HUD requirements for detectors is"incredibly unacceptable and results in immediate death."Hannah Rappeleye / NBC News"Should HUD negligently refuse to follow its own best practices in healthy housing, Congress must pass legislation to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning and other social determinants of poor health in federally assisted housing," Benfer said.Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.
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