Political Quotes

“I wish to talk about housing issues contained in the bill we are debating, and I want to talk specifically about a project in Florida that we became aware of in October. It is named Eureka Gardens. It is a low-income, affordable housing project that uses Section 8 funds to house people of lower income, as you are all aware of that program. It is run and owned by an organization called Global Ministries Foundation. It is run by a reverend, Richard Hamlet. It is organized as a 501(c)(3), the organization that owns this building. Mr. Hamlet, Reverend Hamlet, is the head of the organization. If you look at the Web site for Global Ministries, there is a link that says: ``What We Do.'' If you go to that section of the Global Ministries Foundation Web site, this is what it says they do: ``Providing affordable housing across the United States and ministering to the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of our residents.'' That is what they state as their business purpose. I imagine that is what they needed to state because of their 501(c)(3) not-for-profit status. However, we have a quote from Reverend Hamlet, who has said that his involvement in housing is purely business-related. He said: This is a business. This isn't a church mission. These are business corporations that we set up, but we're no different from a real estate investment trust or a private equity group. That is how he described his 501(c)(3), not-for-profit Global Ministries Foundation.…”