On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
I want to thank my colleague for expressing some good points. This amendment actually continues to allow residents of housing authorities to have a strong voice. It monitors the situation not just in our housing authorities that we are trying to exempt under States where their constitution prohibits board members from being able to sit on boards where they have a monetary or fiscal interest in that. It is a huge conflict of interest. We are not going after all 2,700-plus public housing authorities. We are just trying to make sure the States that have constitutions prohibiting such blatant disregard to common sense and having that conflict of interest are protected. Apparently, there is a personal interest in the one jurisdiction. Hopefully, when my amendment is adopted, if we are going through the conference process with the Senate, we can work with my colleague to make sure that her State HA that she is referencing is taken care of. But, again, my amendment I think adds more voices to the governing process for them to know what is going on in their local housing authority. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Palazzo). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.
