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   Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Friday, 18-Apr-2025 02:05:29 JST Nonilex

   The #Trump White House is considering deep cuts to federal #housing programs, including a sweeping overhaul of #aid to #LowIncome #families, in a reconfiguration that could jeopardize millions of Americans’ continued access to #RentalAssistance funds.

   #law #aporophobia #classism #caste #EconomicDiscrimination
   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/housing-aid-hud-federal-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=A1DB4796-EA62-4919-9C07-82BAC2B0A4BE

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     (((Cindy Weinstein))) (cindyweinstein@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 01:12:08 JST (((Cindy Weinstein)))

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     "NIH—funded research helped scientists better understand cystic fibrosis, which led to Vertex Pharmaceuticals developing a cutting-edge treatment that Vought’s daughter Porter benefited from. In a 2021 Instagram post, Vought’s then-wife shared that the couple’s daughter had started Trikafta, a drug that has shown great promise in managing pulmonary issues associated with cystic fibrosis, which affects some 40,000 Americans."

     https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/project-2025-vought-medical-funding/

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 01:12:10 JST Nonilex

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     #Project2025’s #RussVought, #Trump’s director of the Office of Management & Budget [#OMB], previously endorsed an end to the federal #voucher program. He [falsely] wrote in 2022 that the #Section8 program in particular “brings with it crime, decreased property values, & results in dependency & subsidized irresponsibility.”

     #law #aporophobia #classism #caste #EconomicDiscrimination #LowIncome #families #RentalAssistance #housing

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 01:12:11 JST Nonilex

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     …the expected overhaul would most likely amount to more than just a technical change, resulting in fewer federal dollars for #LowIncome #families on top of additional cuts planned for the rest of the Dept of #Housing & Urban Development [#HUD]. On Thurs, the #Trump admin took the first steps toward potentially selling the agency’s HQ in Washington.

     #law #Section8 #RentalAssistance #aporophobia #classism #caste #EconomicDiscrimination

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 01:12:11 JST Nonilex

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     Federal #voucher programs currently provide assistance to ~2.3M #LowIncome #families, acc/to the govt’s estimates, who enroll through their local public-#housing authorities. The #aid is part of a broader universe of #RentalAssistance programs that are set to exceed $54B this fiscal year. But the annual demand for these subsidies is far greater than available funds, creating a sizable wait list as rents are rising nationally.

     #Trump #law #aporophobia #classism #caste #EconomicDiscrimination

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 01:12:12 JST Nonilex

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     Admin ofcls recently discussed cutting or canceling out the #vouchers & other #RentalAssistance programs & potentially replacing them with a more *limited* system of #housing grants, perhaps sent to states, acc/to 3 people familiar with the matter…. The overhaul would be included in #Trump’s new #budget, which is expected to be sent to #Congress in the coming weeks.

     #law #LowIncome #families #Section8 #aporophobia #classism #caste #EconomicDiscrimination

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 01:12:13 JST Nonilex

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     The potential changes primarily concern federal #housing #vouchers, including those more commonly known as #Section8. The aid generally helps the poorest tenants cover the monthly costs of apartments, town homes & single-family residences.

     #law #Trump #LowIncome #families #RentalAssistance #aporophobia #classism #caste #EconomicDiscrimination