Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the Trump Administration’s Final “Public Charge” Rule
Washington, DC - Today’s final “public charge” rule is part of a sweeping and ongoing government-wide assault on immigrants. This latest attack is cruelly designed to do the greatest harm to low-…
Statement from NLIHC's Diane Yentel on HUD Delaying Disaster Preparation Money for Puerto Rico
Washington, DC - This latest move by HUD is another in a long line of delays in getting badly-needed recovery dollars to Puerto Rico, some 18 months since Congress appropriated the funds. Many of the…
Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on HUD’s Proposed Disparate-Impact Rule
Washington, DC - HUD’s new proposed rule on disparate impact is the latest in a series of efforts by the Trump administration to gut civil rights and fair housing protections. Under this…
Leaders from Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Call on Congress to Support Equitable Recovery for Puerto Rican People After Resignation of Governor
[In English] A coalition of more than 800 local, state, and national organizations says that people in Puerto Rico should have control over the island’s finances and disaster recovery. Washington,…
House Committee Approves Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Act That Will Ensure Equitable Housing Recovery for Those in Vulnerable Communities
Washington, D.C. – NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 800 local, state, and national organizations strongly support the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of…
Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on the White House Establishing a Council to Eliminate Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing
An effort by this administration to address restrictive local zoning would be welcomed if it weren’t belied by other actions to gut affordable and fair housing in America. The council, made up of the…
Statement from National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane Yentel on the Reintroduction of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act
Washington, DC - I applaud Senators Maria Cantwell, Todd Young, Ron Wyden, and Johnny Isakson for their leadership in reintroducing the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act to expand and reform…
Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the Passing of the Disaster Aid Bill
Washington, DC - Eight months after Hurricane Michael decimated the Florida panhandle and seven months since wildfires devastated parts of California, Congress agreed to provide much-needed recovery…
Advocacy and Civil Rights Groups Condemn Carson Proposal to Allow Discrimination Against LGBTQ People Experiencing Homelessness
Washington, D.C. — In his testimony to the House Committee on Financial Services, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson was asked about the agency’s implementation and…
Housing, Faith, Civil Rights, Social Justice, and Immigration Leaders Rally to Oppose HUD Rule That Would Separate Families or Evict Them
More than 25 organizations across the country are sending a message to HUD Secretary Carson and President Trump: the mixed-status family proposed rule is cruel and does nothing to alleviate the…
Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on New HUD Proposal on Immigrants in Public Housing
Washington, DC - HUD Secretary Carson’s cruel proposal announced yesterday related to undocumented immigrants would break up families and destabilize communities, while doing little to…