A 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…
Statement 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…
Housing & 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…
Statement 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-…
Statement 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…
Statement 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…
Leaders 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,…
House Committee Approves Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Act That Will Ensure Equitable Housing Recovery for Those in Vulnerable Communities
Washington, D.C. – NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 800 local, state, and national organizations strongly support the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of…
Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on the White House Establishing a Council to Eliminate Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing
An effort by this administration to address restrictive local zoning would be welcomed if it weren’t belied by other actions to gut affordable and fair housing in America. The council, made up of the…
Statement from National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane Yentel on the Reintroduction of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act
Washington, DC - I applaud Senators Maria Cantwell, Todd Young, Ron Wyden, and Johnny Isakson for their leadership in reintroducing the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act to expand and reform…
Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the Passing of the Disaster Aid Bill
Washington, DC - Eight months after Hurricane Michael decimated the Florida panhandle and seven months since wildfires devastated parts of California, Congress agreed to provide much-needed recovery…