Trump’s Budget Would Hammer Public Housing

“Still, if the 2019 budget were to pass, it would pose unimaginable hardship for vulnerable families. The latest recommendations are even harsher than the last budget proposal, including wholesale cuts to public housing. While those cuts are unlikely to happen, the day will come—as soon as the midterm elections in November, even!—when the GOP rediscovers its purported devotion to balanced budgets. So it’s worth examining this document as a harbinger of what may come next.”