Susan Collins

Our elderly, our disabled, working poor, they all deserve a fair chance at affordable and decent housing.

I will continue to work to ensure that this Subcommittee responds to the housing needs of these children and teenagers.

I look forward to hearing from each of you.

84 to 85 percent of the budget is, if you will, spoken for.

So what's wrong with HUD's system for inspection that properties could receive passing grades from HUD and then be cited by local inspectors with literally hundreds of serious code violations?

I will continue to work with Senator Reed and others on this subcommittee to ensure that we respond to the housing needs of these vulnerable children and teenagers.

This request does not exist in a vacuum and must be considered in the broader context of an unsustainable $19 trillion debt.

That clearly needs to be remedied.

Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary.

It's been absolutely critical as the lynchpin of many economic development projects in my State, whether it's revitalizing downtowns or cleaning up waterfront areas.

I applaud the vision.

The current formula actually counts people who are no longer living.

I want to pick up where the ranking member, Senator Reed, left off, the issue of the budget containing no new money for VASH vouchers which go to our homeless veterans.

Sounds to me like it's fortunate rather than unfortunate that they're going to jail, if they're defrauding the Department.

What actions do you believe are necessary on the part of the Department to ensure that lenders are in compliance with FHA's underwriting standards?

We are going to have a real challenge, as we always do, in writing this bill.

In fact, the language that we put in the Omnibus gives NOAA the flexibility to substitute other funds.

That law, that requirement, to consider China as a non-market economy, has directly benefitted American workers seeking to combat unfair and illegal trade practices by China.

Will you direct your NOAA officials who are going to be at the forum this weekend to truly sit down with our fishermen and try to work out a solution that does not result in even more of the ground fishermen in my State and throughout New…

This shipyard is considered the gold standard. It's the most productive of our four public shipyards.

I have heard from veterans, veteran services organizations, and VA officials that the Choice Program's continuum of care process is broken and dysfunctional.

I just cannot overstate how satisfied the veterans are with this program.

ARCH ought to be the model for the Choice program.

I particularly am pleased to see that funding of $27 million has been requested to replace the medical and dental clinic.

I do not understand the resistance of the VA to preserving the program.