WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty issued the following press release:
On Wednesday, Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act, a bill aimed at barring ineligible non-citizens from abusing federal housing programs at the expense of American taxpayers.
Illegal aliens have long exploited federal housing programs by taking advantage of gaps in existing law, such as the "mixed-status" loophole that allows for non-citizens to improperly receive benefits if they are roommates in the same household as citizens.
Democrats have facilitated such abuse for political gain, because overrunning sanctuary cities with illegal aliens artificially boosts their part...