Because of the trip, the City Council is canceling its meetings for Tuesday and Wednesday.
City leaders are expected to meet with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge to discuss requirements for rental assistance such as expanding veteran eligibility for housing vouchers and providing more funding to develop affordable housing units.
The group will also meet with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to request expedited Federal Emergency Management Assistance reimbursements for COVID-related expenses and assistance with migrant buses from Texas. Other meetings with White House officials will involve Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough; Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su; Tom Perez and Neera Tanden, the White House director of intergovernmental affairs and director of domestic policy council, respectively; Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget; Gregory Jackson and Robert Wilcox, special assistants to the president and deputy directors for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention;...
Earlier this year, members of Congress secured more than $35 million in the proposed fiscal year 2024 appropriation bills for Los Angeles at the request of Bass and the council. The delegation is scheduled to meet with various members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate to discuss ways to build on that momentum.
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