Brian Schatz actually said...

"This is an honest and clean request that avoids previous gimmicks to eliminate popular programs like CDBG and HOME."

"Look, we have got to appropriate money to affordable housing, but the truth is, lots of local governments are actually creating housing shortages and then lamenting housing shortages."

"We're taken by surprise, totally flat-footed."

"We want to make sure that we are on equal footing with all native people."