Joining other critics of the economic stimulus package presented by the Bush administration, the National Low Income Housing Coalition is calling upon Congress to include funding for affordable housing production and rehabilitation in any such package.Commenting on the president's economic proposal, NLHIC president Sheila Crowley said it is "yet another giveaway to the well-to-do" and a "loss of revenue" that may turn into spending cuts that will hurt housing programs, among others. Instead, she urged Congress to increase funds earmarked to build housing, which she said is "a proven economic stimulus" that creates jobs "while meeting a demonstrated need."
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