Government Shutdown to halt Section 8 Rent Payments

[Rob Barry]

I am truly disgusted with the state of things in the U.S. government these days. What ever happened to working across the isles and statesmanlike behavior? 

Now I'm learning that, without a renewed spending bill, the Georgia DCA's pipeline of funding support from HUD is running out. The letter I received said that there will likely not be funds available beyond February 15th if this "very long" government shutdown continues. So let's add the poorest Americans and their landlords to the list of people feeling the squeeze as our fearless administration pushes forward on its quest to keep out the Mexicans.

Oh but there's a silver lining. Tenants are still required to pay their portion of the rent...