We would have liked to have gotten it in along with our bill, into the continuing resolution that was passed.

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I believe that the level of $2.79 billion is truly disappointing.

This program has provided over 400,000 affordable homes for very-low-income elderly individuals.

If the FAA moves forward with this plan, it will be very detrimental to airport operations.

the rationale behind what appears to be taking away money from the same program with one hand and then giving it back with another program?

I look forward to hearing the testimony regarding the status of ongoing initiatives within the agency.

I am no fan of sequestration. We do need to reduce our spending. But to do these mindless automatic meat axe cuts does not reflect priority setting.

I had to have my staff write out for me, and HUD's is even more confusing because you have offsetting receipts, which a lot of agencies and departments don't.

I am pleased to see the increased funding levels for the Section 202 Housing for the Elderly program.

I personally believe that had you been able to get a vote on the Senate floor that you would have won overwhelmingly.

I continue to support the Homeless Assistance Grants program to prevent and end homelessness.

So for the small airports, overall, there's an estimated decrease of $121 million from fiscal year 2013.

I completely agree with you, and it should have been done as part of the continuing resolution.

But guidance isn't rulemaking, and I'm not a fan of agencies putting out guidance, because it means that it doesn't go through a public comment process.

These are difficult choices, and we're forced to choose between very unattractive options.

Excuse me for interrupting. But if in January of last year you had started the rulemaking on this, you would be probably done now or close to it.

If enacted, this would reach the lowest level of funding since 1976.

We did it last year, and I am sure that we can continue going forward in making those smart decisions while not hurting the veterans, the families, the seniors, the people with disabilities that so often depend on our programs.

There are smart ways we can do this, and we have been able to do that in the past.

I don't think we ought to be trying to enhance the pain of sequestration.

Why is your rulemaking so slow? I assume you follow the APA the way any other agency would.

I agree that sequestration was a terrible policy. It doesn't set priorities.

It is so important for this committee and this Congress to return to regular order.

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