House members launch Renters Caucus to focus on affordable housing

When it comes to finding an affordable apartment, you may have more in common with your local congressional representative than you think.

“The rent really continues to be too damn high,” said Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., a freshman lawmaker who represents Los Angeles. “I'm a renter, and many of the freshman class are renting and we're struggling to find places that we could afford right here in Washington, D.C., so that we have a place to stay and lay our head and then get up and go to work. 

“If we're struggling, God help constituents throughout our districts and this country who are also struggling and don't have the bully pulpit that we have,” Kamlager-Dove continued.