Bruce F. Vento: “the language of this bill refers to urban areas, but I have come to recognize, working on serious social problems, that…”

“the language of this bill refers to urban areas, but I have come to recognize, working on serious social problems, that they know no bounds, and so I have come, when I have worked on homelessness, come to use the term ``troubled communities'' as an alternative because they, too, have the same problems that some urban areas or some troubled urban areas have, so the use of the words ``troubled communities'' seems to fit. But it is a case in terms of problems with cities, even though one may live in a suburb or they may live someplace else, but it is the trouble at the core that emanates out, and I understand the gentleman, coming from the ranching and rural communities, and that we so often are discussing issues that affect them in a different vein. But certainly I think we have to find ways to deal with the pockets of problems that exist in these areas. We have done that successfully, Mr. Speaker, as the gentleman knows.”