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WASHINGTON, DC — The House Committee on Financial Services advanced the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act, a legislative package designed to streamline development and make housing more affordable. Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) leads two bills included in the package, both focused on cutting red tape that is constraining growth in America’s housing supply.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump Administration announced the reversal of its proposed funding allocation in the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, to restore billions of resources for the permanent housing necessary to avoid pushing 170,000 extremely low-income families out to the street. The Administration’s withdrawal of its Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) follows
WASHINGTON, DC – Four more bipartisan lawmakers have signed onto Representatives Liccardo and Kiley’s Fix It Act. Reps. Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Adam Gray (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) now join the strongest bipartisan coalition behind a two-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
WASHINGTON, DC – A new analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget shows that Representatives Sam Liccardo (D-CA) and Kevin Kiley’s (R-CA) bipartisan Fix It Act is the only proposal to extend ACA premium tax credits that would reduce the deficit—saving taxpayers a net $90 billion over t
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Mike Lawler (R-NY), Zach Nunn (R-IA), and Ro Khanna (D-CA) joined Representatives Sam Liccardo (D-CA) and Kevin Kiley (R-CA) in backing the Fix It Act, the only bipartisan proposal that extends ACA tax credits and pays for itself, and now has the broadest bipartisan coalition of any two-year extension of ACA tax credits.
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to reports that the White House is preparing its own proposal to address the looming expiration of ACA tax credits, Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16) pressed Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner for answers on the Trump Administration’s decision to cut billions in permanent supportive housing services in the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. The Continuum of Care program and its investments in permanent supportive housing ensure that those most at risk can receive supportive services and have a roof over their heads.
By Aja Seldon , James Torrez and Jana Katsuyama
OAKLAND, Calif. - Federal food aid benefits will not be distributed in November after the Trump administration refused to use $5 billion in contingency funds to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) running during the prolonged government shutdown.
SAN JOSÉ, CA—Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) has called on the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to keep open the only commissary serving Bay Area servicemembers, veterans, and their families. Located at Moffett Federal Airfield, the site provides vital access to affordable groceries, with the next nearest commissary nearly 75 miles away. The Administration has proposed to permanently close the commissary.