Despite the President's commitment to the American people that funding for the border wall would not come at the expense of critical Federal programs that make the American dream possible, his budget proposal does just that.

How do you make up the $133 million? Will you borrow it from Treasury?

How are you going to deal with the elimination of this agency in addition to what looks like insufficient funding from our perspective for Homeless Assistance Grants.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Lions Clubs International, the largest service club organization in the world. With more than 46,000 clubs and 1.4 million members, including 31 clubs and over 1,100…

The RAD program is interesting, but that is another incentive.

Is particularly interesting that you suggest that due to our fiscal circumstances, certain people cannot be provided affordable housing while other people through of other proposals, such as tax proposals, are getting--if they…

These drastic cuts will be devastating for communities across the nation.

Most of these projects do not get built so that they can take advantage of Low Income Housing Tax Credits unless there is a HOME program the CDBG program, or some other incentive for funding from the private entity to come in.

Is that the message you are sending? Lead is important, but not for these 650 children who will be exposed?

First of all, let me just echo the Chairman's comments about the HUD Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program, which has been very successful.

We also have the opportunity to reject your suggestions and increase significantly the Pell Grants.

Let me turn now to the higher education issues. The Pell Grant you seem to be suggesting as the appropriate mechanism...

I see in the budget it has been zeroed out essentially.

Will you support our efforts to restore it?

The Trump administration is going to intervene in local zoning to make it more efficient and effective to develop affordable housing?

I am concerned about the cuts to CDBG.

Obviously, if you have to run the ability to even ask information requests through headquarters, that gives headquarters the chance to either just create massive institutional delay or even put the kibosh on an investigation from its very…

Mr. President, I am very pleased to join my colleagues, Senator Franken and Senator Warren, who are also here for this conversation that was kicked off earlier this afternoon by our friend and colleague from West Virginia, Senator Manchin…