by | Oct 29, 2013 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
The U.S. Senate is expected to consider the confirmation of Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) as the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Thursday, October 31. Housing Action Illinois, the Woodstock Institute and many, many others around the...
by | Jul 23, 2013 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
The full Senate began considering the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) bill, S.1243, today. The bill will likely need significant bipartisan support to pass the Senate. The Senate bill would provide $6 billion more in funding...
by | Jul 9, 2013 | Advocacy Alerts
Urge Senators Durbin and Kirk to Support Mortgage Interest Deduction Reform and National Housing Trust Fund by July 26 The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have informed their colleagues that they want to start from a “blank slate” on comprehensive federal tax...
by | Jun 18, 2013 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
Please Call Your Representative’s Capitol Office The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) plans to finalize and vote on the fiscal year 2014 (FY14) federal housing budget tomorrow...
by | Mar 11, 2013 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates
In This Issue Governor Quinn’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal: A Mix of Flat Funding and Cuts Action Alert: FY 2013 Federal Budget Bills Moving in House and Senate—More Calls Needed to Senators Durbin and Kirk Hot Rental Market Makes Affordable Housing Out of...
