I think sometimes we tend to over correct as a result of, you know, bad actors in a few instances.
a significant amount of the money would be used for blight elimination, for dealing with the fallout of population loss.
I think Congress should pay more attention to that.
the way the money is used is really flexibly tailored to the unique needs of the communities.
I would argue that the people who live there are still citizens of the Federal--of the United States and have some right...
The effort that I launched, I do not know, 8 or 9 months ago in my role on the Financial Services Committee is titled, '...
I think we get a lot of pushback on this. I know I do sometimes in my own district where people say, that is not the rol...
I think those communities are identifiable.
A small-town--the quality, the sustainability of a small town in a rural region, the vibrancy of that little town is jus...
There is nothing they could do to stop those external trends from having a devastating impact on their community.
Providing more debt opportunities for those places really does not solve the problem.
The integrity of those communities are really challenged; and there is a national interest in this.
There is a clear public, and I think national interest, in the health of America's cities.
The focus of my remarks this morning will be on one particular set of issues, and it has to do with the Federal Governme...
the condition that these communities face, in some cases it is the result of their own mismanagement for sure, or their ...
So I ask the gentleman.
Sustained investment at similar levels will be critical to ensure that Americans have a modern electricity grid.
I would argue that a resilient and reliable transmission grid is no less important.
