Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Wednesday unveiled a new plan to tackle America's affordable housing crisis, a day after he made headlines by criticizing President Trump for his role in California's homelessness crisis.
Sanders, who wants to challenge Trump for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, laid out a series of ideas including rebuilding America's public housing, making rent affordable, strengthening tenant rights, ending homelessness and making home affordability more affordable — he also had a section dedicated to tackling gentrification.
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