NHC regularly issues statements or provides testimony in response to affordable housing and community development related issues. Please see below for the most recent policy action.

Statements

February

• President’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal Combines Economic Discipline With Vital Support for Affordable Housing in Communities Nationwide

December

• NHC Urges Approval of the “Cash for Caulkers” Program That Would Help Ensure an Estimated 360,000 to 500,000 Jobs, Among Other Impacts

November

• New $500 Million Goldman Sachs "10,000 Small Businesses" Initiative Addresses Rising U.S. Unemployment that is Fueling the Foreclosure Crisis
• Toll of Housing Crisis on FHA’s Reserves Illustrates Its Pivotal Recovery Role

September

• NHC Commissioned Industry-Wide Taskforce Outlines "Ten Key Principles" for Repairing the U.S. Mortgage Market and Addressing Soaring Home Foreclosure Rates

August

• NHC Applauds U.S. Senators for Introducing Livable Communities Act

June

• NHC Responds to the Administration’s New "Livability Principles" Focused on Cooperatively Addressing Housing, Transportation, Environmental and Energy Concerns

May

• NHC Responds to the Administration's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget

February

• NHC Responds to the Administration’s New Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan
• NHC-Led Task Force Urges Congress to Add Neighborhood Stabilization Funding to the U.S. House and Senate Conference Committee Bill
• NHC-Led Task Force Requests $2.25 Billion in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds to be Included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Testimony

March 26, 2009

• NHC President and CEO Conrad Egan's Statement to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs at "Creating Livable Communities: Housing and Transit Policy in the 21st Century" Policy Symposium