Political Quotes

“In less than 12 hours, President Biden will deliver his State of the Union Address and lay out his top policy priorities for our Nation. Last week, I sent the White House a request that the national affordable housing and homelessness crisis be included as part of the State of the Union Address, and I was very pleased to hear this morning that housing will, in fact, be included in the address. Mr. Speaker, I don't have a special guest. All the people of this country are my special guests today. I am speaking to them about this critical issue of housing and the need to take the people off the street. Unfortunately, the homeless on the street and in tents and broken- down RVs will not hear this message tonight, but they expect their Members of Congress that they elect to office to speak up for them. I speak for them, fight for them, and expect everybody, Democrats and Republicans, to fight for the people in America who are homeless and who are looking for better and decent housing. While the Biden administration has helped our Nation achieve one of the strongest labor markets with record job creation and a record number of businesses forming, we simply cannot talk about the state of our Union without talking about the state of housing in this country. Housing is a critical part of every person's well-being, the largest part of family budgets, and a major part of our economy.…”