WASHINGTON _ A California congressman wants to allow states to apply for emergency funding for homelessness crises in the same way they're granted funding for natural disasters like wildfires or hurricanes.
Promoting the idea as a way to "bridge the gap between Washington and Sacramento," Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., announced he was introducing the bill Tuesday. It would allow governors to declare homelessness crises as a state of emergency to receive additional federal funding.
"If we can declare an emergency after a natural disaster which leaves people without homes, we should be able to do the same thing for an economic disaster," Harder said.
