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Having christened one of those ships, I can tell you that they are absolutely essential.

I very much remember the Administration having a goal of ending homelessness among our veterans by the end of last year, and clearly, that didn't happen.

The scale and the longevity of these problems highlight systemic concerns about the effectiveness of HUD's oversight.

Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. I want to pick up where the ranking member, Senator Reed, left off, the issue of the budget containing no new money for VASH vouchers which go to our homeless veterans.

I look forward to working with you on this important bill, and to hearing from you and the inspector general.

These vessels are an important part of the curriculum as sea time is required for graduation and for licensure.

The public would not be well served by exempting any part of the F.A.A. from annual Congressional oversight.

It is particularly astonishing that after ignoring Congress' repeated requests to engage with this Administration on developing the necessary reforms to keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent, the Department has finally proposed a source of…

I am also interested to hear more about the Department's implementation plan for the new freight and highway competitive program known as FASTLANE.

Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. I know that many of the members as well as Senator Reed and I have additional questions, but we will submit them to you for the record, and we will keep that record open until Friday, March 18.

A formula change is very much needed to ensure the scarce resources available are directed to communities most in need of assistance today.

Since 2010, investments made by this Committee have led to a 36-percent reduction in the number of homeless veterans.

If you want to get low-income children into lower-poverty neighborhoods, I think this is an excellent idea.

I really am impressed with what you were able to accomplish in San Diego.

I think each community in the country is going to be different.

Do you agree with that?

Directing 84 percent of HUD's budget to rental assistance might be reasonable if it were to effectively meet the housing needs of all vulnerable families and individuals.

I do believe it is one of the greatest vulnerabilities that we have facing our critical infrastructure.