Recap of NLIHC’s 2/13 National HoUSed Campaign Call

NLIHC hosted a national HoUSed campaign call on February 13. U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) joined the call to offer her thoughts about Congress’s role in addressing the affordable housing crisis, and U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chair Sherrod Brown (D-OH) provided recorded remarks regarding his outlook for affordable housing in the 118^th Congress. Members of NLIHC’s policy team described potential threats to HUD’s and USDA’s affordable housing and homelessness programs and shared opportunities for advancing bipartisan legislation. We also shared a new advocacy toolkit for opposing budget cuts to essential federal investments in affordable housing and explained how call participants could get involved. 

A recording of the call, as well as the presentation slides, are now available.

Join NLIHC’s biweekly national HoUSed campaign call every other Monday at 2:30 pm ET to learn more about how to advance long-term solutions to end the housing crisis and achieve housing justice. The next national call will be held on February 27 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm ET. Register for the call here: https://tinyurl.com/ru73qan

Resources discussed on the 2/13 call include the following:

• Threats to HUD’s and USDA’s Affordable Housing and Homelessness Programs – Sarah Saadian, NLIHC
  • Memo to Congress: Advancing Housing Justice in the 118^th Congress
  • Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ analysis of the impact of drastic budget cuts
• Opportunities to Advance Bipartisan Legislation – Kim Johnson, NLIHC
  • “Eviction Crisis Act” and “Stable Families Act”: Urge your members of Congress to support the Eviction Crisis Act here!
  • “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act”: Tell your members of Congress to support the Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act here!
• Take Action – Brooke Schipporeit, NLIHC
  • NLIHC's Advocacy Toolkit
  • Register for NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023 here!
  • Learn more about Capitol Hill Day and register for the Hill Day Prep Webinar taking place on February 28 at 4:00 pm ET!
  • Find your housing advocacy organizer here.
  • Tenant Talk: Advancing Tenant Protections: Building Tenant Power to Achieve Renter Equity

Register for the next webinar here!