NLIHC and the Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign sent letters to Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tim Scott (R-SC), chair and ranking member, respectively, of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, on March 14 and March 18. The letters urge the inclusion of several bills – including the “Eviction Crisis Act” and the “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act” – in a bipartisan housing package. Read NLIHC’s letter and the OSAH campaign’s letter.
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