National American Indian Housing Council holds meeting in DC
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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National American Indian Housing Council kicked off its 2011 legislative conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Over 150 tribal leaders and tribal housing professionals are in town to discuss their priorities. Among other issues, they will discuss the $700 million request for the Indian Housing Block Grant that was included in the
fiscal year 2012 budget released by
President Barack Obama.
This morning, attendees will hear from
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Deputy Under Secretary Cheryl Cook of Rural Development at the
Department of Agriculture, Bryan Newland of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Pilar Thomas of the
Department of Energy.
The conference concludes tomorrow.
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