the condition that these communities face, in some cases it is the result of their own mismanagement for sure, or their lack of quality leadership.
The focus of my remarks this morning will be on one particular set of issues, and it has to do with the Federal Governme...
Providing more debt opportunities for those places really does not solve the problem.
There is nothing they could do to stop those external trends from having a devastating impact on their community.
I think we need to have a debate in this country about what is the Federal responsibility to sustain a lifestyle in many...
There is a clear public, and I think national interest, in the health of America's cities.
The integrity of those communities are really challenged; and there is a national interest in this.
I do not think the divide in this country--and other people are saying that more recently--I do not think it is Conserva...
I think the history of the country, let alone the history of the world shows us that where people live and work in proxi...
Many cities in this country are facing a kind of fiscal stress that is really difficult for us to get our heads around.
We have taken--essentially abdicated our--what I think is a unique responsibility to support strong cities and towns.