SENS. BROWN AND PORTMAN, REP. FUDGE URGE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE NORTHEAST OHIO’S HOMELESS CAN RECEIVE CRITICAL FEDERAL RESOURCES TO GET THEM BACK ON THEIR FEET

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 23, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH), and Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH-11) wrote to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to express their concern that misinterpretation of an interim rule could keep struggling families from receiving vital housing assistance. In order to ensure Northeast Ohio homeless persons remain eligible for programs that could help get them back on their feet, Brown, Portman, and Fudge urged HUD to clarify its intentions.