De Blasio, U.S. mayors warn: Trump budget could lead to public housing 'crisis'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 06/30/17 12:12 PM EDT

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and 11 other U.S. mayors issued a stark warning to the Trump administration on Friday, saying public housing cuts would lead to a crisis involving the health of residents and crumbling infrastructure.

The letter, which was reported by The Washington Post, pressed the administration to reconsider the $1.3 million cut to the public housing capital fund, which is put toward plumbing, electric systems, and roofs in the 1.2 million public housing units across the country.

“We are on the precipice of a public health crisis in public housing, however, this is a preventable crisis,” the letter addressed to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said. The letter also said aging infrastructure has lead to increased health problems for residents who receive assistance, such as elevated blood-lead levels, as well as asthma and respiratory illness.

The Trump administration’s proposed budget that was released in May showed a $6 billion loss in HUD funding, saying states, local governments, and housing authorities should take up responsibilities that used to fall under HUD.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340248-de-blasio-us-mayors-warns-trump-budget-could-lead-to-public-housing

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. The goal is to kill as many of the poor as possible so they stop using resources.

They will do that if they can, that is their agenda.

It is frustrating to have to spend my day, all day, everyday, protecting myself from the Republican party.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

2. "lead to"? There has been a public housing crisis for the last fifty or more years

To say nothing of Section 8 vouchers that many recipients can't possibly use in any useful location.

[Odoreida]

3. I thought there was a public housing crisis already? n/t