Karen Thurman: “I am just delighted that the House is going to consider the necessary changes in the Fair Housing Act. I want to, along…”

“I am just delighted that the House is going to consider the necessary changes in the Fair Housing Act. I want to, along with my other colleagues, congratulate the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Shaw] for bringing this legislation forward, not only this year but also last year. I want to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Frank] for having the hearing last year and setting part of this stage so we could move in this year to consider this legislation before the House. Mr. Chairman, I think it is also appropriate to say that this is a Florida delegation-sponsored piece of legislation in a bipartisan spirit, and again, and I cannot tell the members how important it is to our seniors in our State. It is just so important. We have talked about that ever since the 1988 amendments to the Fair Housing Act were signed into law there has been confusion and controversy that have surrounded the definition of 'significant facilities and services' in senior citizen housing.”