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Well, let me say this--that, if it would be the desire of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, if we could, since we have a classified hearing scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon, would you all make yourselves available, since it doesn't linger…
I just would hope that you all, with your expertise and all of your knowledge, would help us put closure to this sooner or later.
Instead, a program that successfully does that very thing is being eliminated in the President's budget.
I was disappointed to see that in his latest budget proposal, President Trump has eliminated this program completely.
Funds have since been directed towards urgent flood relief to rebuild our communities.
It has historically been popular with Governors because it incorporates flexibility for them to determine how best to use the money for their state's unique needs.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is one of the longest running programs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Manufactured housing is a critical source of unsubsidized, affordable housing in America and a critical component of housing in rural America.
Is that a declining number or is it going up? Is it more solvent? I mean we have had to infuse some monies over the last several years into that to keep it going.
It seems as though the Department is making this a little bit more difficult. We have some specific examples. I would just like to work with you and the agency to try to iron these differences out.
We still have many unmet needs. And so I would like to elicit from you an affirmative that we can keep working with HUD to try to figure out what further damages we might have through the State and with your agency.
You are obviously brushed up on it and I am going to talk about it too from a small State.
This budget is going to eliminate the investments and hands-on efforts that help families succeed. This is not a foundation for greatness. Frankly, this budget is a travesty.
At the same time, I think they are very achievable, and some of it is just kind of foot dragging or it seems the process becomes very, very slow.
I am interested in more efficient considerations so that we can make decisions more quickly that are of national interest.
Housing is not a political issue--it should not be in the wealthiest nation on earth. It is actually a moral one.
I urge you to again take a commonsense approach and offer these long-standing Upward Bound programs the opportunity to apply to continue to serve the students of West Virginia.
As the Secretary of Education, it is your job to put the needs of students above bureaucratic red tape.