The Senate today approved Rep. Tina Orwall's Washington Works Housing Act of 2010, legislation estimated to create about 5,500 jobs over the next several years.Orwall authored the measure to make it easier for workers to find housing near their workplaces at affordable prices. The bill helps provide access to federal housing resources for non-profit and public agency housing developers and dedicates $1 billion of the Housing Finance Commission’s outstanding debt to implement the new Washington Works Housing Program.
