Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on The Council of Economic Advisers’ Report on Homelessness in America
Washington, DC - The new White House Council of Economic Advisers’ report on homelessness in America combines cherry-picked data, faulty analysis and wildly inaccurate diagnosing of both the problem…
September 17, 2019Trump Considering Criminalizing or Otherwise Harming People Experiencing Homelessness
Washington, DC - The solution to homelessness is affordable homes – not further criminalization, punishing poor people for their poverty, sweeping people experiencing homelessness into increasingly…
September 10, 2019Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on New Housing Finance Reform
Washington, DC - Achieving comprehensive housing finance reform requires moving the conversation forward, not back - but the administration recycles old, tired proposals that have been refuted and…
September 9, 2019HUD's Ongoing Failure to Release Critical Disaster Funds is Directly Hindering Recovery Efforts for Americans
Washington, DC – HUD’s failure to release critical disaster mitigation funds for Puerto Rico by the statutory deadline set by Congress – September 4 – is yet another example of this administration’s…
September 5, 2019A Coalition of More than 800 Says Trump is Preventing Americans from Recovering after a Natural Disaster
Washington, DC – In response to HUD’s decision – announced on August 23 in a Federal Register Notice – to continue to withhold disaster mitigation funds for Puerto Rico, the NLIHC-led Disaster…
August 23, 2019Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on HUD’s Implementation of the Disparate-Impact Rule
Washington, DC - On Monday, August 19, HUD will formally publish its disparate impact proposed rule, the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to gut civil rights and fair housing…
August 16, 2019Housing & Immigrant Rights Advocates: Trump Regulation Threatens to Increase Homelessness
NLIHC, NHLP, Housing California, NPH, and NILC hosted a press call on August 14 to describe the threat to housing affordability this rule proposes and outline action steps needed to protect immigrant…
August 14, 2019Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the Trump Administration’s Final “Public Charge” Rule
Washington, DC - Today’s final “public charge” rule is part of a sweeping and ongoing government-wide assault on immigrants. This latest attack is cruelly designed to do the greatest harm to low-…
August 12, 2019Statement from NLIHC's Diane Yentel on HUD Delaying Disaster Preparation Money for Puerto Rico
Washington, DC - This latest move by HUD is another in a long line of delays in getting badly-needed recovery dollars to Puerto Rico, some 18 months since Congress appropriated the funds. Many of the…
August 2, 2019Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on HUD’s Proposed Disparate-Impact Rule
Washington, DC - HUD’s new proposed rule on disparate impact is the latest in a series of efforts by the Trump administration to gut civil rights and fair housing protections. Under this…
August 1, 2019Leaders from Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Call on Congress to Support Equitable Recovery for Puerto Rican People After Resignation of Governor
[In English] A coalition of more than 800 local, state, and national organizations says that people in Puerto Rico should have control over the island’s finances and disaster recovery. Washington,…
July 25, 2019