In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with the general section, where he talks about how Congress last week narrowly prevented a government shutdown. He also discusses what House Republicans are doing this week to prepare for tax reform next year. Then, he names the top three candidates in the running for HUD deputy secretary. After that, he shares some advice on what some have suggested Ben Carson should prioritize after he's confirmed as HUD secretary. In low-income housing tax credit news, he describes what's going on in the tax credit equity market and what some state allocating agencies have done to address developer and investor concerns. He closes out with a report finding that there's little to no evidence linking low-income housing tax credit housing to increases in concentrated poverty.