Political Quotes

“My amendment dealt with the fact that section 8 is underfunded and HOPE VI housing is underfunded in this appropriation. The bill funds the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The single largest low-income housing program at HUD is the section 8 housing choice voucher program. The voucher program enables low-income families with children, the elderly and the disabled to rent apartments in the private market. It makes up the difference between what low-income people can afford to pay for housing and what private rents are, and is a critical source of support for more than 2 million families. Without vouchers, many of these families would be stuck in overcrowded and unsafe housing, or even worse, homeless. If the shortcomings of this bill are not addressed, 85,000 families will not have the funding for their vouchers renewed. These families need affordable housing assistance. The current funding in H.R. 2861 does not address nor take into consideration inflation and the high cost of living, unemployment, and the failure of corporations and small businesses.”