Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the Senate Introduction of a Coronavirus Package
Washington, DC - It is appalling for Senate Republicans to propose a trillion-dollar response to coronavirus without providing any meaningful resources to help those most vulnerable to the outbreak…
March 19, 2020Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on Extending Moratoriums on Evictions & Foreclosures During Public Health Crisis
Washington, DC - The actions taken today by HUD Secretary Ben Carson and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria are important first steps to ensuring that renters and homeowners are…
March 18, 2020Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on the Passing of the Emergency Spending Bill that Neglects the Urgent Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness
Washington, DC - Congress is about to pass an emergency spending bill that neglects the urgent needs of people experiencing homelessness, a glaring and appalling oversight. People experiencing…
March 13, 2020Statement from National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane Yentel on the Coronavirus Response Act
Washington, DC - I am glad to see Congress is working quickly to approve critical resources, including paid sick leave and food assistance, to help households impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak.…
March 12, 2020National Low Income Housing Coalition Statement on Vice President Biden’s Affordable Housing Plan
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, former Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE) joined other Democratic presidential candidates in releasing their plans to address the nation’s affordable housing crisis. Vice…
February 25, 2020Civil Rights & Housing Groups Lead Growing Opposition to Trump Administration Attack on Fair Housing
Fair housing advocates urge allies to submit comments opposing HUD rule before the comment period ends on March 16 WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 13,000 people have submitted comments to the…
February 19, 2020National Low Income Housing Coalition Statement on Presidential Candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Housing Plan
Washington, D.C. – Mayor Pete Buttigieg joins other Democratic presidential candidates in releasing bold plans to address the nation’s affordable housing crisis. Mayor Buttigieg’s plan—released today…
February 17, 2020NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the President's Proposal to Deeply Cut Safety-Net Programs during a Housing Crisis
Washington, DC - President Trump’s budget slashes critical resources used to house some of the country’s lowest-income and most vulnerable seniors, people with disabilities, people of color, families…
February 10, 2020Disaster Housing Coalition of More than 850 Applaud the Approval of Critical Earthquake Relief Resources for Puerto Rico
Washington DC – On behalf of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition’s (DHRC) 850 local, state, and national organizational members, we applaud the House of Representatives for approving earthquake…
February 7, 2020National Low Income Housing Coalition Statement on Presidential Candidate Mike Bloomberg’s Housing Plan
Washington, DC - Today, presidential candidate and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg (D-NY) released a new Plan to Tackle America’s Housing Affordability and Homelessness Crisis. The plan promises…
January 30, 2020Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the Supreme Court's Ruling on “Public Charge” Rule
Washington, DC - Today’s Supreme Court ruling on “public charge” is reprehensible. President Trump’s public charge rule is part of his administration’s sweeping and ongoing government-wide assault on…
January 27, 2020