A report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) titled Wage Inequality Continued its 35-year Rise in 2015 shows that real hourly wages in America increased from 2014 to 2015 by 2.1% only because of a…
The following are updates on hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico related to Governor Ricardo Rosselló’s request for FEMA to approve Temporary Sheltering Assistance (TSA) to provide residents…
The following are updates on Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts in Texas related to a request from the Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas for $61 billion in additional federal assistance for…
Senators from Florida and Texas raised concerns about delays in disaster recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and called for action from the administration, Congress,…
Congressional committees held several hearings the week of October 30 on the federal response to the recent hurricanes. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs conducted an…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs provided the numbers of HUD-assisted properties and units in disaster-affected areas in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
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General Update
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CDBG-DR Hearing. The House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on…
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General Update
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Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Harvey
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Senate Homeland Security Hearing. Today, the Senate Committee on Homeland…
On August 25, Hurricane Harvey devastated communities in Eastern Texas. Fifty-three counties received a Presidential Disaster Declaration, forty-one of which were designated for the Federal Emergency…
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California Wildfires
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NLIHC Blog Highlights Early Findings…
The House and Senate will hold a number of hearings in the coming days about the federal response to recent natural disasters.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will…
