Ben Carson: “It is absolutely essential that we do not allow the most vulnerable people in our society to be discarded.”

I believe any discrimination is serious.

I would very much welcome having a long-overdue conversation with members of this committee about how we can provide meaningful, dignified assistance to those we serve.

If we are not going to be a nation of laws, what happens if we say, 'We can ignore this one, we don't like this one, but this one we will do.' Where does that lead in the long run? To nothing but chaos.

Housing First works very well because it actually costs more money to keep somebody on the street than it does to take them off the street.