The latest Advocacy and Caucus updates are available here.
As we discussed on the Member connection call, although we and others were successful advocating that the 2018 Farm Bill pass without stringent new work requirements leading to reduced investment in our region, that idea is back in the form of a regulatory change proposed at USDA. As before, we are glad to have a [...]
The Latest Federal government shutdown comes to an end, many Americans still dealing with the consequences House of Representatives finalizes committee assignments for new Congress FY2020 Federal appropriations process quietly gearing up Longer Term Funding for affordable housing has resumed, although long term concerns remain The Latest With the government reopened, the important public investments [...]
The Latest Let us know if you’ll be in DC first week of December and want us to coordinate Capitol Hill visits After midterms, a great time to get to know new elected representatives Midterm elections reveal existing divisions among Americans CRA deadline for comments is November 19th Longer Term Daily Yonder reports on local [...]
The Latest November elections delay funding decisions for rural housing Fahe Members: Serve on the National Rural Housing Coalition Board Fahe issues comments urging rural reform in CRA and continued commitment to low-income communities Longer Term “American Housing and Economic Mobility Act” introduced in the Senate, proposes needed investments in housing and infrastructure Daily Yonder [...]
The Latest Hurricane Florence may impact the region Senate Farm Bill provides for expanding rural broadband services at higher speeds Fahe issues comments on USDA e-connectivity pilot program Appropriations Bill funding HOME and other housing programs enters final negotiations – Fahe staff in Washington, DC Community Reinvestment Act changes to be proposed Longer Term [...]
The Latest Fahe Members: Serve on the National Rural Housing Coalition Board USDA announces plan to reorganize its Economic Research Service Longer Term It’s all the latest this week! The Latest Fahe Members have an opportunity to serve on the National Rural Housing Coalition Board (www.ruralhousingcoalition.org). This group is a leading national group [...]
The Latest Essay Contest – Appalachian Narratives of our Time Senate Agriculture Committee passed the Senate Farm Bill Senate Appropriation Committee approved T-HUD spending bill for FY2019 Senate will vote on a $15 billion rescission bill Longer Term NLIHC reports minimum wage is too low to rent a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United [...]
Fahe has put together model comments to help Members comment on AHP changes. We hope these will be helpful as you think about content and message. As they suggest, please make the comments your own, telling your own stories and making the points you want the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to hear. [...]
The Latest Two Action Alerts: Farm Bill alert just sent out and FHLB AHP Comments coming up this week Longer Term It’s all the latest this week! The Latest Fahe is sending out two action alerts this week on issues Members raised. We hope the sample letter and links to congressional offices contact [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives has released a draft Farm Bill. It seeks to reduce costs, i.e. investments, in food for our region’s families, communities, and grocery stores coming through the SNAP (food stamp) program. It does this by imposing strict work requirements that are hard to meet in our communities where good jobs can [...]
