Washington, DC – President Donald Trump is expected to send to Congress a high-level budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 next week. An overview of early drafts by the Washington Post show the…
Rental housing affordability is an increasing challenge in every state and congressional district. Through tax reform legislation, Congress can make the tax code fairer for more families, reduce…
In his first address to Congress, President Donald Trump illustrated the controversy among GOP lawmakers on the Medicaid expansion aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by ensuring that “no one […
President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13777 requiring federal agencies like HUD to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force and designate a Regulatory Reform Officer (RRO) to oversee the…
Policy makers and advocates got an early glimpse at President Donald Trump’s FY18 budget proposal on February 28. The president’s budget would increase defense spending by $54 billion, paid for…
The House Financial Services Committee met in an open session on February 28 to approve the committee’s budget “views and estimates” for FY18, including those for HUD. The Committee stressed the…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 26:
“Ben Carson wins Senate confirmation as housing secretary,” Fox News, March 2 at: http://fxn.…
Washington, DC – Today, in response to the confirmation of Dr. Ben Carson as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), finds a shortage of 7.4 million affordable and available…
The full Senate is expected to vote this week to confirm Dr. Ben Carson to serve as HUD secretary. In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee and in written responses…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced the “Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act of 2017” (H.R. 1146), designed to help provide legal and supportive services to lower income…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) offers a 3-minute video providing a simple explanation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's "duty to serve" underserved markets. FHFA oversees Fannie Mae and…
