"I want to thank the gentleman from Ohio for taking the lead in this. It is always a very emotional issue with me."
"We will never handle homelessness until we envision a Nation without homelessness and try to go there."
"It is not a question of whether or not these erratically housed families and youth deserve housing assistance."
"In Missouri, 5 out of every 10,000 people are homeless."
"I agree 100 percent with the concept of your outline of legislation."
"Having a stable home is a crucial component for children to succeed, for the elderly to thrive, and for our veterans and the disabled to have a place, a safe place to stay."
"the unemployment in the country has, blessedly, dropped significantly. All of us should be happy about it."
"Any attempt to dismantle it I believe could have a devastating impact on our communities and in the housing market."
"I remain hopeful that this committee will be able to work together in a bipartisan manner to reform the housing finance system."
"I don't want to be speaker, I don't want to be assistant speaker, I don't want to be the person in charge of trash, whatever."
"You rob a neighborhood convenience store, and you are going to be ostracized and criminalized. You rob America, and you are decriminalized and monetized."