Point of View: Our Homes, Our Voices Movement Expands in 2018 with More than 125 Actions around the U.S.— by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
From May 1 through May 8, thousands of advocates in dozens of cities and towns across the country raised their voices in support of increased investments in affordable homes for those with the…
Point of View: From Tax Cuts for the Wealthy to Spending Cuts for the Poor - By Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEO After the tax bill passed, we said (along with many others) that the law will exacerbate our country’s yawning income inequality and harm efforts to end…
Point of View: HUD Plans to Increase Rents and Impose Work Requirements - by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEO Last week, I read an internal HUD draft bill that confirmed what many of us suspected: Secretary Carson is planning, through his FY19 budget request and…
Point of View: The Price of Tax Reform Must Not Be More Housing Poverty - by NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEO Comprehensive tax reform offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address one of the biggest barriers to economic success for families struggling…
Point of View: Time to Act for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Texas and Florida
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEO This weekend, President Donald Trump tweeted from a private golf course to attack the integrity and hard work of a Latina mayor whose city is facing a…
Point of View: Trump’s Massive Cuts to Housing Must be Stopped
By Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO President Trump is expected to release his full FY2018 budget proposal tomorrow. We got a detailed preview through a leaked document on Friday, May 19. If…
Point of View: Unconscionable and Unacceptable — By Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget shows in stark relief just how entirely and brutally he will break his promises to those “forgotten Americans” who elected him. To increase the military…
Point of View: Advancing Fair Housing - by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
Soon after the start of the 115th Congress, Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced legislation they sought to advance in previous Congresses. The “Local Zoning…
Point of View: No Hate, No Fear: Immigrants are Welcome Here – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of dramatic policy shifts in recent days, it is with good reason. In President Donald Trump’s first week of office, he has signed more Executive…
Point of View: Marching Forward – By Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
What a remarkable week. From rumors on Capitol Hill that the president plans to propose a draconian budget that would essentially eliminate nearly all non-defense discretionary and most mandatory…
Point of View: Vigilance
By Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO "The arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice, but it doesn't bend on its own. To secure the gains this country has made requires constant…