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Affordable Housing Finance Quotes CLPHA Executive Director on What's Eliminated in Trump's FY2020 Budget Proposal
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In "What’s Eliminated in Trump’s 2020 Budget Plan," Affordable Housing Finance writer Donna Kimura quotes CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman on how President Trump's proposed budget constitutes not only a disinvestment in public housing, but also a disinvestment in low-income families:
Trump Administration Releases Full FY20 HUD Budget Proposal
The Columbian Quotes CLPHA & VHA Executive Directors on How Proposed Trump Budget Would Shred Social Safety Nets
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Vancouver, WA newspaper The Columbian quoted CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman about the disastrous effect President Trump's budget proposal would have on pubic and affordable housing in their article "Trump’s budget would cut social safety nets:"
Scotsman Guide Quotes CLPHA Executive Director about Draconian Trump Budget Proposal
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Scotsman Guide, a resource for mortgage originators, quoted CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman about how President Donald Trump's proposed FY 2020 budget will affect affordable housing in their article "2020 budget: How does it affect the mortgage industry?":
CLPHA Responds to Trump’s Proposed Cuts to Public Housing Budget
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The disinvestment in housing and supportive services is a disinvestment in our nation’s most vulnerable populations.
WASHINGTON (March 12, 2019) - Sunia Zaterman, Executive Director of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, issued the following statement today in response to President Trump’s FY 2020 Budget proposal, which would slash funding for the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development by more than 16 percent, including a $4.6 billion cut to the public housing capital and operating funds.
Trump Budget Calls for $4.6 Billion Cut to Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds
Durham Housing Authority CEO Calls for Reinvestment in Public and Affordable Housing
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DHA CEO Anthony Scott Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Behalf of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities: Aggressive Action is Needed to Undertake Affordable Housing Production and Preservation