Shaun Donovan: “The Federal budget is not just numbers on a page. It is a reflection of our values, and it is important to our future.”

I have been enormously proud to chair this effort as we work to achieve two basic goals: one, to get the assistance that you all fought so hard to make a reality to communities as quickly as possible, to meet the immediate needs; and…

We cannot afford a return to mindless austerity.

I recognize that now-Secretary Burwell has set a high bar for OMB Directors going forward, both with her strong leadership and her efforts to maintain solid relationships with Congress.

this is a program that is working. It is not only saving lives. We have reduced veterans homelessness by 24 percent in the last 3 years.