Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her exceptional leadership on behalf of America's working families. I especially salute her now for bringing the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act to the floor. It is urgently needed, and I rise in support of it because it is, as I said, an urgently needed lifeline for working families as COVID-19 exacts its devastating impact on millions of lives and livelihoods across America. I salute Chairwoman Maxine Waters, who, as the chair of the Financial Services Committee, is a relentless, persistent, and dissatisfied force for good on behalf of America's working families, and she is especially focused on their financial security, housing being central to that. I thank Denny Heck for his leadership on this important legislation as well. As we know, Mr. Speaker, there had been an affordable housing crisis in America long before this pandemic which challenges the conscience of our country and now has been exacerbated by COVID-19. Before the crisis, one-quarter of America's 44 million renters paid over half their income on rent, putting them just one financial emergency away from eviction and homelessness. For many, COVID-19 is that one emergency. Tens of millions of Americans have lost jobs, with rental households disproportionately affected.…”