NLIHC is pleased to announce that the breakfast plenary session on Tuesday, March 19 at its United for Action conference will be “The Federal Budget: How it Works and How to Make it Work Better for Low Income People.” NLIHC President and CEO Sheila Crowley will provide an overview of the whole federal budget and how to address the disparities between housing assistance for low income people and federal subsidies for housing that benefit middle and upper income people. Also on the panel will be Nan Roman, President and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, who will review federal programs that address homelessness. Ms. Roman is also a member of Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission and she will discuss how the commission’s recommendations compliment the National Housing Trust Fund’s housing tax reform efforts. Debbie Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, will explain how the budget and appropriations processes interact and offer her prognosis for anti-poverty programs in the 113th Congress. Finally, Meaghan McCarthy (invited), Professional Staff (Majority), Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will provide an assessment of future funding for housing programs from the vantage point of a long time Senate staffer.The United for Action conference will take place Sunday, March 17 through Wednesday, March 20 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Special rates are available for NLIHC members and low income attendees. Click here for the full schedule of workshops and events. To register, go to www.nlihc.org/conference. The site includes detailed information that can help you plan your participation. Or, download a registration form (PDF). NLIHC members receive additional discounts on conference registration.Be sure to reserve your hotel room and plan your travel arrangements so you can take advantage of everything United for Action has to offer. Regular registration rates will end soon, and rooms are going fast at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. We anticipate sold out space, so don’t delay and book your hotel room now at this website. Plus, the room block (and special $249 rate) closes next Thursday, February 21—unless the rooms go first.