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+====Carson's nomination to the Department of Housing and Urban Development is the lesser of two evils – He's holding back calls to large budget cuts. ==== |
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+**Ramírez 1-13**, Kelsey. "Housing Industry Rallies Around Ben Carson For HUD Secretary." Housing Wire. January 13, 2017. Web. February 07, 2017. http://www.housingwire.com/articles/38945-housing-industry-rallies-around-bencarson-for-hud-secretary. |
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+One expert, who worked at HUD for over 15 years, even explained that |
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+that with his desire to support the president's call for cutting the budget." |
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+====Housing reform is contentious – There is simply too much at stake not to start fights, and force Trump to intervene. ==== |
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+**Mantell 14**, Ruth. "Why Republicans Won't Enact Housing-finance Reform." MarketWatch. November 04, 2014. Web. February 07, 2017. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/whyrepublicans-wont-enact-housing-finance-reform-2014-11-03. |
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+An unresolved issue from the financial meltdown is what to do about federally controlled mortgage |
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+find a wide-enough window for such a thorny issue. |
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+====Forcing Trump to exercise political muscle is unwise – It results in even more conservative policies than before. ==== |
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+**Drucker 17**, David. "Trump Has Reams Of Political Capital, Despite His Unpopularity." Washington Examiner. January 18, 2017. Web. February 07, 2017. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-has-reams-of-political-capital-despite-hisunpopularity/article/2612289. |
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+Trump has conducted his transition differently. He held a series of campaign-style |
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+people want right-of-center results — but they want results." |
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+====HUD budget cuts massively increase homelessness, racial discrimination, and ability to resolve current homelessness – That turns case. ==== |
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+**Poteat 15**, Edward. "What Does The Upcoming Presidential Election Mean For HUD?" Planetizen: The independent resource for people passionate about planning and related fields. October 29, 2015. Web. February 07, 2017. https://www.planetizen.com/node/81906/what-does-upcoming-presidential-electionmean-hud. |
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+As an affordable housing professional and urban planner, I think a lot about the |
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+vouchers for these families, and funding for capital improvements to existing affordable housing or the creation of new affordable housing would be cut between 20 to 25 percent. |