my concern, beyond the procedural elements that have been referred to here just a moment ago, is the perceived effect of the amendment as I have read it. Although I understand the author's intention is to only limit the appropriation of…

I think this amendment really goes to the heart of the debate over how public housing should be managed in America. There is probably nothing more volatile with working families in America today than the thought that someone would be in…

does that mean, if the gentleman will continue to yield, that if we keep the current system in place, we discourage people from getting job skills and going to work and maybe one day moving out of public housing? Is that the problem?

Does the gentleman mean these people are telling us if somebody goes to work they want them to be able to keep the money?

When one drives just a short distance from my home, in a bus, goes down to the Desire Street Housing Project, built in the 1950's, now on a Superfund site, surrounded on all sides, with one way in and out over a railroad track, 1,800 units…

It is unfortunate, but all we can conclude when we look at the inventory of housing provided by our Nation today to the working poor of America, you can only reach one conclusion. It is sad, but the U.S. Government is the world's largest…

I am trying to understand. Apparently all the discussion has been unable to make our case quite clearly. Is it the circumstance, in the gentleman's opinion, if a working family is in public housing today and mom is at home, and they…

I just want to point out, it has again been missed, that housing director after housing director after public housing authority board member has contacted Members of this Congress and said, ``Please, give us some relief from the Brooke…

We are characterizing local public housing authorities across this country as people who do not care about those people. By and large, are not most of these individuals who serve on these authorities either very low paid or volunteers…

Mr. Chairman, this debate is really unbelievable. We are standing here tonight saying let us cut them loose, let us cut the money off, let us save taxpayers some good hard-earned tax dollars. We are going to save them 2 cents on that candy…

I would like first to commend the gentleman from Louisiana for his efforts in this matter and point out that there is one other aspect of this amendment I think most important. The debate to date has been centered about the effect of…