With a likely 30-day extension of another Continuing Resolution (CR) prior to expiration of the current CR on December 22, there is still time to press the case for extending RAD’s authority in the final form of the FY 2018 appropriations act. With negotiations well underway, the best bet now is to reach out directly or ask your representatives to express their support for the Senate THUD proposals for RAD to Republican majority members of the House and Senate appropriations committee, especially Chairman Frelinghuysen in the House.
Lists of the Appropriations Committee members can be found on the Collaborative’s Actions web page. Also ask House members to express their support to THUD Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart & Senate members directly to THUD Chairman Susan Collins of Maine.
Plus, provide your representatives with the impact of RAD in their states using up-to-date data from the RAD Resource Desk tables. The handy Excel spreadsheets under the Data & Resources tab make it easy to isolate what’s closed, underway or on the RAD waiting list in your state.
