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Speaking from South LA today, Vice President Joe Biden announced that affordable-housing development Esperanza Community Housing Corporation will receive $875,000 for the removal of toxic paint from 225 homes.
The money will employ workers for the abatement work, but also "save the country millions in future health care costs that would otherwise be spent to treat people suffering ailments connected to growing up in contact with lead-based paint," according to the Associated Press.
To his side was LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. “This is only the beginning," he said. "As more and more Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding is distributed, neighborhoods and projects around this city and the country will be able to improve and thrive.”
Esperanza has developed nine buildings, serving hundreds of families over the past four years. They have also built two day care centers, three community training rooms,
and spurred the development of two community parks.
Joe Biden touring the Esperanza Community Center | AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
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Shirtless Biden Washes Trans Am In White House Driveway
"Back in the day we used to call 'em panty-melters," Biden continued. "One babe caught a glimpse of those rims after a Cinderella concert in '86 and she couldn't get into that backseat fast enough. If any of you girls wanna take a ride, just let ol' Joe know."
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According to White House officials, Biden was still hanging out in the driveway long after dusk, revving the engine at passersby and explaining the intricacies of a turbocharged V-8 motor to anyone within earshot.