Expect HUD's downsizing to imperil housing delivery, Senators warn
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Democratic politicians alarmed at the handling of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the new federal regime are leading a new push they see as necessary to forestall a worse turn into thehousing crisis nationwide.Aletter signed by five of the party's longest-serving Senate members states that efforts to deliver housing will "fall apart completely, only making our current housing crisis worse" if the mandated cuts are enacted without regard to their impact on that and other important HUD directives such as disaster relief and rebuilding.The Trump administration has reportedly considered cutting the overall size of the agency by half. Scott Turner, its new Secretary, has not yet made statements as to exactly how much or what programs specifically will be targeted by the Elon Musk-led DOGE downsizing.This could be negotiated to be less of a blow to the area of housing, however. As NPR noted: "Agency officials said some areas could face less-severe ...
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