Cummings, Maryland Delegation Announce HUD Withdraws Plan to Slash Eligibility for Housing Grants in

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Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings joined U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin and Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and John P. Sarbanes (all D-Md.) to announce that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will rescind its plan to reduce rent subsidy levels for residents eligible for the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson region. The proposed change in policy from HUD, part of the agencies' annual fair market rent update, received a detailed review following a meeting Senator Mikulski convened on Capitol Hill with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julian Castro along with members of the Maryland Delegation.

"For many of my constituents, these vouchers are the difference between providing a home for their families and homelessness," Congressman Cummings said. "I applaud HUD for rescinding its plan to cut housing vouchers for thousands of Baltimore residents."

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