John W. Olver: “The budget for PIH contains several billion dollars worth of guesses, assumptions, and wishful thinking.”

I will then move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts is recognized for 5 minutes.

And this was an executive order promulgated by President Clinton or by President Bush?

I will be very brief. I merely want to concur in the position of the chairman of the subcommittee, and I urge a ``no'' vote on the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered…

Reclaiming my time, we have no idea whether the Supreme Court will take this case. In the meantime, until such time it is taken and they do it, and we can't assume that, then the actions of HUD are proper in reaching a disparate impact…