THE DALLAS EXAMINER: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett takes the baton in the battle for ‘justice for all’

February 7, 2023

U.S. House of Representatives has a lot of work to do to address citizens’ needs and concerns. This is why U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, TX-30, said she hit the ground running immediately after she was sworn into Congress in Washington D.C., Jan. 7.

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett takes the baton in the battle for ‘justice for a…

“Because without the banking in this country, we know that there have been small minority businesses that have been harmed in a very disproportionate way, so I really want to focus on the money side of things and direct money for the district.

Crockett also said she wanted to focus on home ownership and making housing more affordable for her constituents.

“We know that home ownership is the gateway to living and building wealth for generations,” she said. “Being able to create legislation that hopefully the Biden administration can get behind as well in a collaborative way, especially the economics and zoning in on housing. We have a housing shortage issue. We also know that even when we do get homes in our area, seemingly they are built for people who don’t live here. People are unable to afford the homes being built so we are experiencing how we can be smarter about urban planning. What does that look like and how do we build with the model that says we have these people who make a lot of money, and we have these people who aren’t making that much money, but they can live here.”