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All we ask is that you take a minute to read this piece in The New York Times: Trump’s Get-Tough Approach on Homelessness May Sweep Up Veterans

A preview:

• Midway through Donald J. Trump’s first administration, his top Veterans Affairs officials hailed an extraordinary achievement. A government housing program had reduced homelessness among veterans by nearly one-half since 2010.


• The program, known as HUD-VASH, provided homeless veterans with housing vouchers and case management, asking them to chip in about one-third of whatever income they received as rent. The rental assistance came with no preconditions, and drug treatment and mental health care were offered, but not required, an approach known as Housing First.


• But that approach is being swept aside by the new Trump administration. In an executive order issued late last month, President Trump instructed government agencies to stop funding Housing First programs which, the order said, “deprioritize accountability and fail to promote treatment, recovery and self-sufficiency.”

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In the constant firehouse of news we can’t possibly read everything. But we’d appreciate it if you took a moment to see how Trump and his administration are undermining their own programs, and how that’s screwing over Veterans. Trump’s pissing a lot of people off now. Sooner or later, the bill is going to come due.

VoteVets will make sure of it.

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