GAO determined whether certain anti-lobbying restrictions applied to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) publication of "Losing Ground: The Impact of Proposed HUD Budget Cuts on America's Communities." GAO held that after careful consideration and analysis, neither the Losing Ground report itself, nor the Secretary in issuing it, violated applicable anti-lobbying laws...

The Congressman was concerned that HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo had. The report stated that the "cuts would have a devastating impact on families and communities nationwide" and purported to detail the consequences on HUD's programs if the funding cuts were enacted. Would have been visited on communities nationwide. Accompanying the report was a letter dated September 3. The Secretary noted that the...