Political Quotes

“The amendment I have goes back to the pre-1981 days. It sets a 30-percent limit. It does not require an increase. The gentleman's argument, be clear, here is what he says: If you tell housing authorities that they can charge no more than 30 percent, but less if they want to, they will charge more than if you tell them they can charge 40 or 50 percent. His amendment says the housing authorities can raise the rents on these working people to whatever level you want. Our amendment says set whatever level you want, but in no case above 30 percent. In fact, there is one group of people who get the 30 percent protection, and that is people on welfare under his version. So he singles out working poor people in housing and he protects them by taking the cap off their rent. There is absolutely nothing in the amendment we are offering that requires, encourages, pushes, urges, an increase in the rent. All we say is a cap.”