Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. David Wu have signed on to a missive urging to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to fund Section 8 vouchers for 285 families facing eviction due to program cuts.
Merkley and Wu join Sen. Ron Wyden in calling for action in preventing these families, all in Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties, from losing their homes and facing homelessness. Because of a funding shortfall from HUD, the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority sent notices to 285 Section 8 recipients informing them that as of July 1 they would no longer be receiving assistance.
The letter, pending Rep. Kurt Schrader’s signature:
