And so it pains me that your gifted hands and mine are doing the bidding and carrying the water of what I believe to be one of the most morally bankrupt Presidents in our nation's history.

Housing is a fundamental human right, and the displacement of families should be regarded as the public health crisis that it is.

The evidence is clear that if we do not invest the necessary funds today, we will pay the price in people's health tomorrow.

Yes or no, if left unaddressed, which I believe they are unaddressed because this budget does not reflect the need, do you believe the substandard public housing conditions post a risk to tenants physical, mental and emotional health?

But, again, given your medical background, perhaps you could weigh in on the health consequences of failing to invest in safe housing.

Do Ms. Norcross and her family deserve to live in these conditions because they are poor?

Would you let your grandmother live in public housing?

We have an administration, the occupant of this White House, who sets an aspirational and achievable goal to end this epidemic.

So why should the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau care about enhancing the welfare of predatory lenders?

We do not ask for your company's charity or for tax-deductible donations that meet your company's needs but fail to meet the needs of our communities.

I ask you as a representative of my community, as a proud American, as a scientist, and as a patient, to join me in asking Mr. O'Day what justification do you have for charging $2,000 a month for Truvada as PrEP when the American people…

Your failure to do so is indefensible.