Op-Ed: Affordable housing crisis demands urgent, sustained action
Originally published in The Hill on November 25, 2019 By Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Diane Yentel Every year, Americans gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving. Before settling…
November 25, 2019Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 45
Memo: Multiple Housing Bills Introduced and Advanced, Housing in the Presidential Campaigns, and More
November 25, 2019We Did It! Debate Features Affordable Housing!
For the first time in memory – if not in history – a moderator in a presidential debate asked candidates for their solutions to the nation’s housing affordability crisis. During the November 20…
November 25, 2019Presidential Candidate Senator Warren Expands on Her Affordable Housing Plan, Mayor Buttigieg Releases a Summary of His
Candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination continue to release new plans to address the nation’s serious shortage of affordable housing and provide tenant protections. Senator…
November 25, 2019NLIHC Board Member Shalonda Rivers Testifies to Congress on Health and Safety in HUD Housing
Shalonda Rivers, president of the Cordoba Courts Tenants Association in Opa Locka, FL, and member of the NLIHC board of directors, testified at a hearing on November 20 before the House Financial…
November 25, 2019Senator Hirono Introduces Bold Bill to End Homelessness
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced a bill, the "Pathway to Stable and Affordable Housing for All Act," on November 21 to effectively end homelessness through robust investments in the national…
November 25, 2019Senator Warren to Introduce Legislation Addressing Public Housing Capital-Needs Backlog
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced on November 18 that she will introduce a Senate companion bill to Representative Nydia Velazquez’s (D-NY) “Public Housing Emergency Response Act” (H.R. 4546…
November 25, 2019Committee Chair Waters and Representatives Tlaib and Pressley Urge HUD to Listen to Tenant Concerns as Part of NSPIRE Demonstration
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on November 18 urging HUD to…
November 25, 2019Representative Waters and Senator Harris Introduce Housing Infrastructure Bill
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced on November 21, the “Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2019” (H.R.5187) to invest more…
November 25, 2019Representative Omar Calls for $1 Trillion Investment in Public Housing and Housing Trust Fund
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced on November 20 the “Homes for All Act” that would invest $1 trillion to create 9.5 million new public housing apartments and 2.5 million deeply affordable…
November 25, 2019Senate Banking Committee Questions HUD Nominees about Harmful Proposals
The Senate Banking Committee on November 20 held a hearing for several individuals nominated for positions at HUD: Brian D. Montgomery for deputy secretary (see Memo 10/11), David C. Woll, Jr., for…
November 25, 2019