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When we first passed Whole-Home Repairs, we hoped it would offer a blueprint for other states grappling with how to preserve aging housing stock and protect their residents. Today’s passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act shows the realization of this hope.

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The creation of the Whole-Home Repairs Program was a direct investment in the health of Pennsylvania’s people and the stability of our communities. The program provided, for the first time, a statewide response to the epidemic of disrepair affecting our aging homes.

Our program offered a means for people to weatherize their homes against extreme weather and high energy costs. It made available resources for residents to adapt their homes as their abilities changed.

Moreover, during a time of depopulation and displacement, it offered crucial support for Pennsylvanians to remain in their communities. Now those benefits will be available to communities nationwide.

I’m enormously proud for Pennsylvania to have laid the path for national housing action and grateful to our federal partners for their vision and dedication in making it possible for people across the country to live in homes that are warm, safe, and dry. Onward!