Political Quotes

“I rise today to introduce the ``Fighting Homelessness with Services and Housing Act,'' which would establish a new Federal grant program to increase support for comprehensive services paired with housing to address our Nation's current homelessness crisis. As we have seen with the growing diversity of our homeless populations--families with children, veterans, individuals with mental health conditions and struggling with addiction, people who simply could not keep up with increases in rent--our Nation's homelessness crisis is not going to simply resolve itself on its own. According to the most recent data available from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, there are more than 580,000 homeless individuals and families in the United States. More than 25 percent of this population is in California, with approximately 161,548 homeless people sleeping on the streets on any given night. In a Nation as prosperous as ours, we can and we must do better, especially as we address this crisis in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Our city, County, State, and Federal governments must work hand-in-hand with the non-profit and private sectors to establish collaborative efforts to significantly address the issue of homelessness. The good news is that we have seen a model that works: supportive housing, which helps meet homeless individuals and families where they are. This approach can help stabilize an individual or family and change their life.…”