The Department of Housing and Urban Development says block granting the Section 8 Housing Program (the mainstay of the federal housing funding for low-income households) will cut red tape and costs. Barbara Sard of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says it will cut more than that -- namely, funding and vouchers for thousands of recipients. Learn more from this feature on the Lehrer News Hour. (See "Fears Over Inadequate Funding," midway down the page.)

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