After month of negotiations.

After month of negotiations, Congres has finally passed the FY 2005 spending bill for housing programs. The bill made intersects in most housing programs. However, the Administration's proposal to make sagacious cuts in Section 8 voucher funding and change the heart of to program into a shut up grant was defeated for over and above another year.

Instead, Congres vot to shield funding for existing vouchers while continuing to provide housing agencies with funding flushs linked to the number and outlay of vouchers currently in use.

Specifically, the bill provides $1336 billion for voucher renewals (after the 080 percent across-the-board make an incision in is applied). Congress funded