Testimony requesting the committee’s continued support for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) core program ($375 million), WAP training and technical assistance ($15 million), and the Weatherization Readiness Fund ($52 million).
NCLC, on behalf of its low-income clients, submitted testimony to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Edu on FY 2026 LIHEAP appropriations. The testimony makes the case for, at a minimum, level funding of $4.1 billion, but ideally full funding at $5.1 billion.
This letter urges the Massachusetts Budget Conference Committee to adopt the final Senate language, as amended, that bans the practice of requiring tenants to pay broker fees for rental units where the broker was hired by the landlord.
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NCLC joined a letter from civil rights, labor, community, consumer protection, and economic justice advocates expressing deep and growing alarm over the continuing attacks on independent financial regulatory agencies.
NCLC provided the U.S. Department of Education with these comments on the new proposed form for student loan borrowers to use to request to enroll in income-driven repayment plans. NCLC’s recommended several changes to help ensure that the process of enrolling and remaining in IDR plans is as smooth and accessible as possible to all…
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This one-pager provides quotes from Massachusetts residents who lost their driver’s licenses due to unpaid fines and fees. The harms inflicted on these residents underscores the urgent need to pass the Road to Opportunity Act: An Act to increase opportunity by ending debt-based driving restrictions (H.3662/S.2368).
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