Shaun Donovan: “I want to acknowledge that you have been a champion and advocate of preservation of HUD-assisted housing for a very long…”

We cannot afford a return to mindless austerity.

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.

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…

This is an urgent priority that we change the formula. And to be very frank, the formula simply doesn't make any sense anymore.