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Congresswoman Beatty Celebrates Fair Housing Month
Source: The Stuff Gazette
April 24, 2019
“Thanks to the Fair Housing Act, Americans have the right to live where they choose, regardless of race, gender, religion, disability, and family status. But the dream of equal housing opportunity is far from fulfilled; still today, it is legal to refuse housing based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and institutional racism continues to make it very difficult for people of color to access affordable, quality housing. I will not rest until every hardworking family in Central Ohio and beyond can access housing that best meets their needs.”

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Harris, García, Cunningham Welcome Move To Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors

by: Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA)

Washington, D.C. - April 23, 2019 - (The Ponder News) -- U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Congressmen Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL-04) and Joe Cunningham (D-SC-01) on Friday welcomed reports that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is moving to put in place a federal rule requiring carbon monoxide detectors in public housing. Last month, Harris, Garcia and Cunningham introduced the Safe Housing for Families Act to do just that. The bill followed recent reports of carbon monoxide poisoning among residents of HUD housing, which has led to at least 11 deaths since 2003.

“We introduced the Safe Housing for Families Act because housing is a human right. Carbon monoxide poisonings are preventable tragedies, and we have an obligation to ensure that residents of public housing can raise their families in a safe and healthy environment,” said Sen. Harris. “I’m glad HUD is taking steps to right this wrong, and urge our colleagues to pass our bill to ensure funding and permanently fix this problem.”

“HUD’s decision underscores the importance of passing the Safe Housing for Families Act. I look forward to reviewing the rules HUD will issue and intend to hold them accountable to their commitment to ensure that every family is safe from carbon monoxide poisoning,” said Rep. García.

“I am glad to see HUD take this action to protect families in the Lowcountry and across the nation. We have an obligation to stop senseless and preventable deaths like those that occurred at Allen-Benedict. Congress must work together to pass the Safe Housing for Families Act to enforce and fund carbon monoxide detectors in all public housing units,” said Rep. Cunningham.

For further background on the Safe Housing for Families Act, click here.

UnidosUS: HUD’s Latest Rule Could Impact Millions of U.S. Citizen Children

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by: UnidosUS

Washington, D.C. - April 22, 2019 - (The Ponder News) -- UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule, which would bar individuals from mixed-status families access to public housing assistance:

“This is really a broader story about how the long-term cost of president’s whimsical immigration policies—here masked under a proposed HUD regulation—will be borne largely by the nearly six million U.S. citizen children that live in a mixed status household. Make no mistake, this is part of an intentionally cruel, misguided and wasteful immigration enforcement strategy hatched by Stephen Miller and his allies. And, it is an effort that is also desperately tone deaf. Our leaders at the highest levels of government should not be engaging in dog whistle politics at a time when there is a real and actionable humanitarian crisis along our southern border that needs to be addressed,” said Carlos Guevara, Senior Policy Advisor at UnidosUS.

UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. For more than 50 years, UnidosUS has united communities and different groups seeking common ground through collaboration, and that share a desire to make our country stronger.

Congress needs to end Obama housing rule through defund process

By Americans for Limited Government



Fairfax, VA - January 8, 2017 - (The Ponder News) -- Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning has issued the following statement urging Congress to defund the 2015 Obama HUD housing rule that rezones recipients of community development block grants along income and racial criteria:

“The Department of Housing and Urban Development is on the right track by delaying implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing assessment tool until 2020, an unworkable bi-product of the 2015 Obama housing rule that effectively puts the federal government in charge of local zoning issues. The rule cites zoning no less than six times as a basis for compliance with the regulation. The House-passed omnibus bill defunds that aspect of the regulation, and we strongly support that rider’s inclusion or expansion in the final 2018 funding bill. This is a perfect way for Congress to begin to reassert its rightful Article I constitutional prerogatives, by defunding those regulations that go far beyond the scope of federal law.”


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