"Permanent housing is an essential component to a stable life."
"We have got to find ways to fund these essential programs without putting a huge financial burden on the backs of the taxpayers."
"We just have a lot of work to do, and I am a retired enlisted guy so I know how to work."
"As the former chairman of the subcommittee I concur with what Ranking Member Takano said."
"Well, you have my commitment, being very knowledgeable about the work that you do, that our office will do whatever we can to assist in that regard."
"We must pass programs and continue to do the oversight on them and this can never be at the expense of veterans getting the services they need."
"I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about how they believe what works, what needs to be improved, and how Congress can employ them to ensure that no veteran goes unhoused across our country."
"One of the most important tools that we have got to improve access is the ability to project base HUD-VASH vouchers."
"I am not Mr. Neguse."
"After promising repeatedly that he wouldn't change the Default on America Act, Speaker McCarthy did make concessions and ended up altering the underlying bill."
"The Bureau of Indian Affairs has failed both the Tribe and the local community. His words, not mine."
"It is so important to provide that sustained funding for the Department of the Interior for all the critical initiatives."