Emanuel Cleaver actually said...

"Housing is always an important discussion for me, for a number of reasons."

"My experience has been that the public sector has been less than enthusiastic about becoming involved in affordable housing."

"As a former mayor, I know--and every mayor in the country knows--there is hardly any partisanship in municipal governments."

"Every day you wake up you want that kind of partnership because you want to use the expertise of the private sector."