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The House of Representatives is considering H.R. 1, its budget recommendations for the remainder of FY11. The bill would cut more than $5.7 billion from HUD programs compared to the FY10 enacted level of about $43.5 billion. In addition, the bill would take back more than $394 million from unobligated balances in HUD programs.The House will begin to consider this legislation tomorrow, Tuesday, February 15. A vote will happen by February 17.
Call your Representative NOW and urge them to OPPOSE H.R. 1.
To speak with your Representative, call the congressional switchboard at 877-210-5351You can also Take Action by visiting: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml.
It is critical that your Representative hear from you.
H.R. 1 will:
Cut the public housing capital fund by $1.072 billion, more than 40%, endangering public housing households, more than half of whom are elderly and/or disabled, and more than 40% of whom have children.
NOT increase funding for HUD's homeless assistance programs, a move that would force cuts to existing programs.
Cut Section 202 elderly housing funding from $825 million to $274 million and Section 811 housing for persons with disabilities funding from $300 million to $90 million. Further, none of the programs' remaining FY11 funds could be spent on new units.
Cut the Community Development Fund from $4.45 billion to $1.5 billion. The vast majority of this spending goes to Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).
Additionally, H.R. 1 would eliminate HUD funding for:
the Sustainable Communities Initiative;
Housing counseling;
Native Hawaiian housing block grants;
Brownfields; and
The Energy Innovation Fund.
H.R. 1 would also cut:
USDA Rural Development programs by almost $500 million;
FEMA's Emergency Food and Shelter grants by 50%;
HHS funding for community health centers by 46%;
Community Service Block Grants by 46%; and
the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program by 66%.
To avoid these massive cuts, your Representative must hear from you .The Senate is next and is expected to take up FY11 spending the week of February 28.
Thank you for your support and action. Pllease forward this information to everyone you know.
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