Housing Assistance Council President David Lipsetz urges Congress to maintain rural housing funding

David Lipsetz, President of the Housing Assistance Council, expressed grave concern on April 22, 2026, about proposed FY2027 budget cuts reducing Section 502 guaranteed lending from $25B to $20B and eliminating the $5M Native American Single-Family Housing Demo program. Lipsetz urged Congress to require actual disbursement of appropriated rural housing funds. (Housing Assistance Council, Apr. 22, 2026)