Mr. Speaker, sadly I rise to call to the attention of my colleagues the passing of two of San Francisco's finest police officers
I was disappointed that the Republican House leadership initially had cut housing assistance to low-income Americans.
I hope my colleagues will take the next step and pass legislation as soon as possible to authorize this needed initiativ...
I rise to support the VA-HUD conference report. I commend the conferees for the improvements they made to the House pass...
However, I continue to be concerned that these improvements do not adequately fund America's housing needs.
While these increases will prove useful, we all recognize that the need for Section 8, public housing, HOPWA, and homele...
It does not make sense to cut funding to assist homeless persons, the working poor, and persons with AIDS.
I remain disappointed, but support this revised legislation.
Despite the accomplishments of this bill, millions of Americans still pay more than half their income for rent and too m...
This improved bill is a step in the proper direction and will address some of these problems.
I hope future budgets will provide more funding to help low-income Americans obtain affordable housing.