City of Grand Junction Mayor Anna Stout, as part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), is meeting with members of Congress in Washington, D.C. today as part of a two-day meeting to advocate for federal solutions to the housing and homelessness crisis affecting cities across the country. Mayors will advocate for federal solutions to the housing and homelessness crisis affecting cities across the country. The delegation of nearly 50 mayors from across the country is led by USCM President Reno (NV) Mayor Hillary Schieve and Los Angeles (CA) Mayor Karen Bass, Chair of the USCM’s Homelessness Task Force.
As part of the two-day meeting, Mayor Stout will discuss the impact of the housing crisis in western Colorado in a meeting with Representative Brittany Pettersen who is member of the subcommittee on Housing and Insurance and the House Committee on Financial Services. Mayor Stout will focus on key issues of increased availability of affordable housing and housing for the local workforce, as well as improvements to the Section 8 HUD voucher program that would enable more community members to access housing.