Point of View

Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEO After the tax bill passed, we said (along with many others) that the law will exacerbate our country’s yawning income inequality and harm efforts to end homelessness and housing poverty. We predicted that massive increased deficits created by the tax cuts…

Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEO Last week, I read an internal HUD draft bill that confirmed what many of us suspected: Secretary Carson is planning, through his FY19 budget request and accompanying legislation, to propose increasing rent burdens for all people in all HUD-subsidized homes…

This is a watershed moment for our country – and it’s bleak. The Senate just rushed to passage an unconscionable, unjust, and grossly irresponsible tax bill. With this vote, Republicans in Congress are one step closer to providing massive, unpaid-for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and draining…

Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEO Comprehensive tax reform offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address one of the biggest barriers to economic success for families struggling to get by: the lack of decent, accessible and affordable homes for the lowest income people.…