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Speakers warn proposed federal budget cuts and city plan could threaten housing, services; urge delay and targeted relief
Summary
Advocates and disability-rights speakers warned that a federal budget package described in testimony would cut Medicaid, HOPWA and other programs and urged Houston to prioritize housing repair and to avoid moving quickly on an HUD disaster plan without housing allocations.
Multiple advocates and disability‑rights speakers used the June 10 council meeting to warn that an as‑yet‑unnamed federal budget package described in testimony would slash Medicaid and housing supports, endangering health care and housing stability for many Houstonians, and to urge the city to prioritize housing repairs in its disaster recovery plan.
Annabelle Rios, speaking for the Houston Center for Independent Living, warned that a federal package she described as the “big…
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