Julian Bond said "I believe our message has not been getting across that elderly housing works under the section 202 program. You can't expect elderly housing to be covered by the HOME program where there are many competing local needs that must be met. Most of all, do not put Grandmother or Aunt Effie out on the street in her walker with a voucher and expect that she is going to be able to find decent, affordable, appropriate housing. We need an overwhelming vote. I welcome the fact that we have had a number of cosponsors. I hope we will have a unanimous vote, or an overwhelming vote, to express the sense of the Senate that we are not going to change this program. This is a program that is meeting the needs of the elderly today. We must continue that program, because the needs are only growing greater and we need to do all we can to try to keep up with those needs." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 1, 1998

I believe our message has not been getting across that elderly housing works under the section 202 program. You can't expect elderly housing to be covered by the HOME program where there are many competing local needs that must be met. Most of all, do not put Grandmother or Aunt Effie out on the street in her walker with a voucher and expect that she is going to be able to find decent, affordable, appropriate housing. We need an overwhelming vote. I welcome the fact that we have had a number of cosponsors. I hope we will have a unanimous vote, or an overwhelming vote, to express the sense of the Senate that we are not going to change this program. This is a program that is meeting the needs of the elderly today. We must continue that program, because the needs are only growing greater and we need to do all we can to try to keep up with those needs.

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Julian Bond

Alabama

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the importance of the section 202 program for elderly housing.

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