Timothy Roemer: “so many Americans are working two jobs, they are making sacrifices for their children, and they still cannot get to the…”

“so many Americans are working two jobs, they are making sacrifices for their children, and they still cannot get to the American dream of homeownership. One affordable and quality option for many of these Americans is manufactured housing. We have worked very hard and achieved a delicate balance with Republicans and Democrats, with consumer groups and taxpayer groups, in a bipartisan way, to put together an amendment that will help increase the availability and the access to this very important industry and to this dream. Republicans, such as the gentlemen from California, Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Calvert, and the gentleman from Florida, Mr. McCollum, have supported this, as well as the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, and the gentleman from Minnesota, Mr. Vento, We also have strong consumer support for this amendment. I think that this is the way to go as we downsize HUD, as we get input from the industry, as we get input from consumer groups, as we try to make available to hard working Americans this great dream. Let us try to have as many options as are available to these hard working Americans, and manufactured housing and a better understanding of manufactured housing certainly is that option. I intend to offer in a bipartisan way this bipartisan amendment, and hope to get the support of this House.”