Trump’s budget slashes critical resources used to house some of the country’s lowest-income seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, others. At the height of a housing crisis, these proposals are unconscionable and unacceptable. 1/
With this proposal, Trump & @SecretaryCarson make clear their willingness to increase evictions and homelessness – through rent hikes and slashing or eliminating funding for programs that keep the poorest people in our country affordably and safely housed. 2/
After months of bluster, threats and feigned concern from Trump and @SecretaryCarson for the country’s increased homelessness, they propose flat funding for homeless assistance grants. 3/
The best opportunity for @SecretaryCarson to show a commitment to ending homelessness is in his federal spending proposal - and here he proposes cuts and policy changes that will only exacerbate the crisis. 4/
We’ve seen (and defeated) these proposals from @SecretaryCarson and President Trump many times before but it bears repeating - this is a cruel and unconscionable budget proposal, and Congress must soundly reject it. 5/
Take a look at the deep cuts proposed by Trump and @SecretaryCarson: 
Read our full analysis of just how cruel and unconscionable these proposals are: tinyurl.com/v67efen
And then join us in TAKING ACTION to defeat them! mailchi.mp/nlihc.org/cta_…
