Political Quotes

“I am very pleased about President Clinton's nomination of Andrew Cuomo for Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and am delighted to support this nomination. Secretary-designate Cuomo's accomplishments in the private sector and as Assistant Secretary of HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development are numerous. Housing assistance systems developed by Andrew Cuomo have served as model systems, achieving success all across this Nation. At his hearing last week, Secretary-designate Cuomo showed his knowledge, not only of the management problems within HUD, but of the substantive programs as well. Moreover, Secretary-designate Cuomo expressed his vision for HUD with a refreshing realism. He understands HUD's mission, and the limited discretionary spending to achieve the goals of providing housing assistance in this country. The issues I am primarily concerned about working on were clearly understood by the Secretary-designate. California faces the brunt of the burden with regard to section 8 renewals, preservation, and the impact of welfare reform on housing. Another issue I will continue to try and resolve with HUD and the Veterans' Administration is homelessness among veterans who fought this country's wars. I believe Andrew Cuomo is distinctly qualified to be Secretary of HUD.”