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Sign On for Reform
With all the talk of election year politics and the difficulty of finding compromise in such a polarized political climate, it is a welcome change when a good piece of legislation has the opportunity to finally become law. This is the case for Section 8 voucher reform legislation, known in the past as the Section… Continue reading
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Be Prepared
It’s rude to arrive at a party empty-handed, or to send a borrowed dish back to its owner empty. And at NLIHC, we think it would be awfully unkind of us to send you off empty-handed to meetings with your elected officials. That’s why we prepare policy fact sheets on the federal budget and major… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: The Most Vulnerable
This weekend, the New York Times recognized the urgent need for housing for the lowest income Americans in its editorial section. In Housing for the Truly Vulnerable, the Times editorial board notes that while demand for public and assisted housing is at record levels, it’s unlikely that more new money will be available for the… Continue reading
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Talk of the Town: The Jobs Speech
Last night, President Obama stood before a joint session of Congress and called on lawmakers to “pass this jobs bill.” The bill, the American Jobs Act, is $447 billion of public works spending, expanded cuts to payroll taxes, and entitlement reforms. Read the full text of the speech here. The question for the day is,… Continue reading
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Why the National Housing Trust Fund? Why Now?
Today, we’re revisiting a post from earlier this year that tells you what the National Housing Trust Fund can do, and shows you how we’ve worked to defend that vital program. Tomorrow, NLIHC President & CEO Sheila Crowley will testify on the National Housing Trust Fund before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored… Continue reading
On the Home Front 