We need to make sure HUD is part of the broader conversation and can play a constructive role in mitigating these consequences.

We opposed those proposed cuts, as you know, last year.

What is going on?

How do opportunity zones compensate for any of that? And how does the money flow?

I must say, President Fry, your cataloging of the needs of the northeast corridor is very sobering.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I want to be clear: This is a national project with national benefits.

the tradeoffs in this budget proposal, just don't make sense to me

It is not at all unusual in our communities to have hundreds, thousands of people paying 60, 70 percent of their income in rent. It is a crisis. And we need a budget that addresses it.

Delaying this project will only raise costs in the long term, because we have to get it done.

Heavily redacted, heavily redacted reports that made it impossible to make any sense of it.

I hope it is an aberration and would appreciate whatever steps you need to take to correct this.

it appears you are merging the capital fund, and that the operating fund, but then you are also cutting the operating fund by 25 percent

I appreciate your expression of support for those programs.

Well, thank you Mr. Chairman. Madam Secretary, I want to wrap up also with some questions...

the problem of homelessness and of under-resourcing of housing support is a problem that our country must simply come to grips with more adequately.

We have made headway, as the Chairman says, on most of these items in 2017, 2018 by virtue of bipartisan budget agreements.

I agree and we are all in on this disaster relief and the way we need to support one another.