Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today as the Republican cosponsor of the House version of this legislation, H.R. 2930, which was first introduced during the 110th Congress, and I urge my colleagues to support today's bill, Senate 118, the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act. The section 202 program is the only Federal housing program that directs housing assistance to low-income seniors. And it has already been stressed, but it can't be stressed enough, that it has not been reformed in over a decade and a half. The reforms offered in today's bill will help increase the number of units available to our seniors, a population that is increasing greatly in numbers as the baby boomer generation retires. In short, the bill will allow a variety of funding sources to be pooled together with section 202 funding to fund housing for seniors. By increasing program efficiencies, the bill will make it easier for section 202 projects to be refinanced and rehabilitated. It will also make it easier for owners to convert properties into those that provide both housing and services for the low-income seniors.”