Political Quotes

Jerry Lewis: I do want the House to know that my colleague from Massachusetts brings up a very, very important point. It is an item…

On the recordJuly 31, 1995
I do want the House to know that my colleague from Massachusetts brings up a very, very important point. It is an item that I have been concerned about in my own county in California. Literally, it is not our objective, as we try to streamline housing and the programs to negatively impact those people in Section 8 housing. There is little doubt that our bill moves in the direction of providing the kind of flexibility the gentleman is calling for within the department to ensure that they select those options that will not be less expensive, but also serve people better. So Mr. Chairman, I want to express my appreciation to my colleague and also say that we will evaluate this in depth and work with you as we go between here and conference.
Said by
Jerry Lewis
California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing housing policy and Section 8 housing during a House debate.

Share

More from Jerry Lewis

Feb 13, 2009

Mr. Speaker, we just received official scoring of the $792 billion bill at 12:04 p.m. Unfortunately, we didn't receive this critical information until one-third of our very limited debate time was over. While portions of the bill were…

govinfo.gov
May 15, 2008

Mr. Speaker, one of the delights of this process, preparing for this bill, has been to go back through the process of the past and look at some of the protestations and expressions of concern by my colleague, now the chairman of the full…

govinfo.gov
Sep 26, 2007

this simple motion is to recommend or recommit. It is a sense of the Congress resolution that recognizes the service of General David Petraeus as well as all other members of our Armed Forces. It expresses our appreciation for his personal…

govinfo.gov
Oct 31, 2007

I can't help but mention that the preceding discussion must be very enlightening to Americans across the country who may be interested in what we have to say here. It's always been my personal belief that the vast percentage of problems…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation