Political Quotes

“I want to thank Mr. Stivers for joining me in H.R. 233, and I want to thank the chairman of the committee, Mr. Hensarling, and the ranking member, Ms. Waters, for their support of this bill as well. Mr. Stivers has described it well, but I think we should go through it one more time, just so the record is clear for future generations. H.R. 233, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015, represents a bipartisan effort to aid our most vulnerable constituents and to provide marginal regulatory relief to public housing authorities and to those who have privately owned rental properties who wish to service housing vouchers. Currently, private property owners and State and local housing agencies must review income annually for all rental assistance recipients. That includes recipients who receive most or all of their income from fixed sources--such as from Social Security or other pensions--and, therefore, see little income change from year to year. Our legislation reduces administrative burdens by allowing for the recertification of rent and income to occur every 3 years rather than annually for those on fixed incomes. In other words, housing authorities and those who accept vouchers would be allowed to conduct triennial income recertifications for households of which 90 percent or more of their income is fixed.…”