I rise to support the VA-HUD conference report. I commend the conferees for the improvements they made to the House passed bill.

I hope my colleagues will take the next step and pass legislation as soon as possible to authorize this needed initiative.

This improved bill is a step in the proper direction and will address some of these problems.

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 many Americans remain homeless.

I hope future budgets will provide more funding to help low-income Americans obtain affordable housing.

I was disappointed that the Republican House leadership initially had cut housing assistance to low-income Americans.

This bill has enough co-sponsors to pass. We should pass this legislation and help save the lives of women.

I am not pleased with the Republican leadership which has given inadequate attention to this bill.

The bill will offer consistent, reliable method of treatment for uninsured and underinsured women fighting breast or cervical cancer.

The bipartisan Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act takes the vital next step to offer lifesaving treatment to cancer victims.