With the International AIDS Conference upon us, it is wonderful to see the excitement and interest growing among the public and the United States Government. HUD has been proud to be a part of this historic return of the International AIDS Conference to the U.S. and the renewed efforts by the Obama administration to end [...]
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Yesterday when I spoke to NCLR during their annual conference, I had the honor of standing next to Janet Murguia and the leadership of NCLR and thanking them for the extraordinary work on behalf of Latino families, particularly in the wake of this economic crisis. We spoke of families that have been affected by the [...]
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Ed note: This op-ed original appeared in the Las Vegas Review Journal. Today, housing counselors, real estate professionals and others who work in Nevada’s housing sector will travel to the White House to talk with me and other senior Obama administration officials about how we can help them continue rebuilding in the wake of a [...]
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On Saturday, I was proud to speak before the 24th National Gay and Lesbian Task Force “Creating Change” Conference, where I announced the publication of a new Equal Access to Housing Rules that says clearly and unequivocally that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and couples have the right to live where they choose. The need [...]
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Today I attended the Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Obama Administration, where one of the goals was to listen and help ensure Native American communities can build their communities and economies in response to their needs as they see fit. It followed a special event we held at HUD on Wednesday, when I got [...]
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