Barney Frank: “No tenant has said to me, ``Please let them raise my rent.'' The housing authorities explained this to me: Given the…”

“No tenant has said to me, ``Please let them raise my rent.'' The housing authorities explained this to me: Given the cutbacks that have occurred in the housing budget, they believe they are going to have to raise the rents on working tenants to get moneys to offset it. One of them said to me, yes, these Massachusetts people will be between a rock and hard place. I do not think that is the case. I think they are between a rock and a rather soft place, the lower income people. But I do understand the housing authorities are faced with these cuts, are prepared to raise the money from the tenant. I disagree very much with the housing authority.”