NLIHC and the HoUSed and Opportunity Starts at Home campaigns are hosting a congressional briefing on September 9 at 3 pm ET titled “Housing is Infrastructure: What the Latest Research Tells Us About the Housing Solutions Needed in Any Infrastructure and Economic Recovery Package.”
Speakers will discuss the findings and implications from two recent NLIHC reports – Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing and The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes – and share insights on how NLIHC’s top priorities for any infrastructure bill will help address the nation’s housing crisis.
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) will provide opening remarks. Speakers include:
- Curtis Johnson, Jr., vice president of housing strategy, Catholic Charities USA
- Harry Lawson, director of the Department of Human and Civil Rights, National Education Association (invited)
- Emma Mehrabi, director of poverty policy, Children’s Defense Fund
- Sarah Saadian, vice president of public policy, NLIHC
- Dan Threet, research analyst, NLIHC
Register for the briefing at: https://tinyurl.com/32f9jz97