Joseph Knollenberg: “I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to a member of the subcommittee, Todd Tiahrt from Kansas.”

I rise in support of this funding for housing counseling. This amendment recognizes the harsh realities that in many places across the country families face delinquencies in mortgage payments. And they're on a rapid rise. Michigan is one…

If you withdraw the amendment, I am prepared to work with you any way that I can, but the amendment would have to be withdrawn, so I am just asking for a guarantee that the amendment will be withdrawn.

I am happy to respond. I share your concerns. And I thank my colleague for raising this very important issue today. He correctly points out that the bill includes $227 million for HIDTA, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program…

Well, the whole point is that it isn't just one thing; it is two or three things that are the problem. Already, they are down $12 million. Then there is the possibility that yours would strike some more money. Finally, what do they do…