"Not only is Ex-Im financing not needed, but it is often nothing more than crony capitalism, providing taxpayer-financed subsidies to some of the world's largest companies."
"help address the racial wealth and home ownership gaps"
"If there is going to be a real effort to deal with the discrimination and the exclusion of people of color and people who are working every day but can`t afford to have rent, then we have got to spend..."
"This is our once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in our housing programs. If we do not expand our housing programs in this budget reconciliation bill, we never will."
"How can I work with people who won't even protect voting rights for all of the people in this country?"
"Give me a break. Yes, we could work with each other if there was some respect for the basic issues that affect people of color and poor people in this country."
"The objective of this program is to help address the racial wealth and home ownership gaps."
"narrow [ . . . ] the racial home ownership gap."
"In America today, our ZIP Code preordains our access to jobs, homeownership, affordable rent, and a child's access to quality education."
"Communities across this country continue to use zoning and local control as a dog whistle to preserve the racial residential segregation."
"We must ensure that every family in America has access to the communities of their choice."
"I said, 'No, we are going to build more affordable housing in the National Housing Trust Fund.'"