Political Quotes

“I thank Congressman Quigley very much for his leadership on the Subcommittee of Appropriations for T-HUD. Let me just remind everyone that the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), my friend on the opposite side of the aisle, voted against the infrastructure bill. I just want everybody to know that. I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 4820, which is among the worst-- if not the worst--housing appropriations bill that has ever come to the House floor. This bill would exacerbate the affordable housing crisis by slashing the Federal housing budget by nearly 30 percent. What is more concerning is the human cost of such draconian cuts. Specifically, these cuts would result in at least 15,000 families losing rental assistance, 20,000 affordable homes lost from the supply pipeline, and 78,000 children put at risk of in-home lead hazards. Mr. Chair, our children, families, and communities cannot afford such devastating costs. If we want to talk about dollars, research shows that cutting funding for homelessness and lead abatement costs taxpayers more due to increased cost of our healthcare, education, and criminal justice systems. Further, housing is a primary driver of inflation. This bill will only cause housing costs and inflation to rise even more. It is unconscionable that as we enter the colder holiday season, Republicans would rather evict families than simply fund housing programs at the levels needed to support current families receiving assistance.…”