Include housing in state capital budget

Every State Senator is RIGHT NOW being asked to set priorities for the state's capital budget.
The Governor's plan only allocates 1/10th of 1% of the $26 Billion capital plan for affordable housing.

Please take 15 seconds ** RIGHT NOW ** to click the link below and send a short email to the Senator Steans, asking for at least $500 million over 5 years.

http://citizenspeak.org/node/1591

Housing is just as important part of our state's infrastructure as bridges and roads.

By providing new resources for the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing, our state will be creating jobs, generating new revenue, and creating an infrastructure of opportunity for the hundreds of thousands of people in our state that need safe, decent, affordable housing.

All it takes is two (count 'em -- 2) clicks of the mouse.