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The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will hold a two-part hearing on the Chair Mike Crapo’s (R-ID) housing reform outline. The first part of the hearing will take place on March 26 am ET, and the second part will occur on March 27 at 10 am ET. Both hearings will be held room 538…
March 25, 2019
Senator Warren Calls for a Big Investment in Housing during Presidential Candidate Town Hall
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a candidate for president in 2020, participated in a CNN Town Hall on March 18 at Jackson State University in Mississippi. During the event, she spent nearly three full minutes talking about the need for affordable housing.
In her remarks, Senator Warren…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on behalf of the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) campaign to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Joseph Otting expressing concerns that the 2018 HTF annual allocations have not yet been transferred to HUD. These allocations have…
The Senate Banking Committee approved the nomination of Dr. Mark Calabria as the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week by a 13-12 party-line vote. Dr. Calabria must now be confirmed by a full Senate to replace the interim Acting Director Joseph Otting. If confirmed, he…