VAN HOLLEN, BOOKER, COLLEAGUES FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP'S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR ATTACKING FAIR HOUSING PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) led more than 15 of their colleagues in submitting an amicus brief supporting a federal judge's ruling that the Trump Administration's Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) unlawfully restricted funding to groups that investigate and enforce laws against housing discrimination. The amicus filed argues that HUD's unprecedented attempt to direct $46 million away from fair housing organizations - while diverting an additional $10 million to government agencies with separate appropriations - has no lawful justification and would harm the nation's fair housing enforcement infrastructu...