Congress Passes and President Biden Signs into Law Debt Ceiling Agreement Capping Federal Spending Programs for Two Years
Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law the “Fiscal Responsibility Act,” an agreement to lift the federal debt ceiling until 2025 in exchange for capping federal spending programs at…
Final Debt Ceiling Agreement Will Likely Harm Renters and People Experiencing Homelessness
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reached an agreement on May 27 to lift the debt ceiling in exchange for a two-year freeze on spending for important domestic programs and…
Final Debt Ceiling Agreement Could Harm Renters and People Experiencing Homelessness! Your Advocacy Is Needed!
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) released on May 28 the legislative text of an agreement on to lift the debt ceiling in exchange for essentially a two-year freeze on…
NLIHC and National Women’s Law Center Release Factsheet on Impact of Rental Assistance Cuts on Women, Families, and LGBTQ+ People
NLIHC and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a factsheet on May 25 highlighting the impacts of cuts to federal rental assistance programs on women, families, and LGBTQ+ people. Due to…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel Statement on Debt Ceiling Agreement
Washington, D.C. – House Republicans held our nation’s lowest-income people hostage in exchange for lifting the debt ceiling. By preventing necessary inflationary cost increases for critical HUD…
Urge Your Members of Congress to Protect Housing and Homelessness Programs by Telling Them #CutsHurt!
President Biden and congressional leaders are continuing negotiations to raise the nation’s debt ceiling before a debt default, which could occur as early as June 1 if no agreement is reached.…
Advocates “Spring into Action” to Oppose Budget Cuts and Push for Housing Investments
Advocates showed up strong for NLIHC’s “Spring into Action” campaign between May 8-19, engaging their members of Congress about the importance of funding vital housing and homelessness programs. The…
Debt Ceiling and Spending Deal Possible This Week – Take Action!
Negotiations between the White House and proxies for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stretched into the weekend, as both sides sought to reach an agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.…
Join NLIHC’s Last Day of our “Spring into Action” Mobilization Effort to Tell Congress #CutsHurt!
Congressional leaders and President Joe Biden have started negotiating over raising the federal debt ceiling, with the nation facing default as soon as June 1 if they are not able to reach an…
Negotiations Continue on Potential Debt Ceiling and Spending Deal – Take Action!
President Joe Biden met on May 9 with the “four corners” congressional leaders – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), U.S. Senate…
Resolute
May 10, 2023 Dear NLIHC members, partners, and allies, Many of us have been doing this work a long time – for me, it’s been almost 25 years. Like so many of you who have called, emailed, or texted…