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Membership Monday: NLIHC Publications for Every Type of Advocate!
Over the past 40 years, NLIHC’s robust network of organizational and individual members has sustained our efforts not just through financial support, but by building our far reaching advocacy base. We are proud that our growing field of members reflects the broad range of advocates working on housing issues in communities across the country. NLIHC… Continue reading
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A Real Solution
On Tuesday, Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) gave a floor speech on his proposal to reform the mortgage interest deduction. The revenue raised through these smart and fair changes would allow us to address America’s affordable housing crisis by funding the National Housing Trust Fund. Mr. Ellison raises an important issue: “The budget for the Department… Continue reading
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Take Part in Our Voterization Project!
The right to vote is not expressly guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Rather, voting rights have been handled at the state level with amendments to the U.S. Constitution seeking to prevent discrimination. The struggle for these amendments and universal suffrage informs a significant part of our civil rights history. African American men were only… Continue reading
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NLIHC Policy Team: What We Do
The Coalition’s Policy team keeps on top of our policy agenda, making sure that Congress understands what our priorities are and how only actions they take can make our agenda a reality. The Policy team tracks every bill that is introduced in Congress and pays attention to each bill that intersects with our mission to… Continue reading
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Project Spotlight: Protecting Tenants At Foreclosure
NLIHC is one of the leading organizations advocating for the rights of renters at foreclosure. Making permanent the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA) is a top policy priority for NLIHC. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANTForeclosures devastate families and neighborhoods and hamper economic recovery. As landlords have defaulted on their mortgages, renters in good standing have… Continue reading
On the Home Front 