David Price

I guess I am registering the view that direct funding is not the total solution here.

I think particularly of addressing gentrification, the kind of efforts we make in our cities to identify tracts of land to encourage development.

The direct funding is important, and we have block grants, of course, like CDBG and HOME.

I am, naturally, acutely aware of the shortfalls in housing funding across virtually all HUD accounts.

Thank you for organizing this important hearing on the impact of federal dollars on our states and localities.

It gave what some people have called a sugar high, but where has it left us now when a real downturn comes?

I want to also ask you about the consequences of not having comprehensive agreements for now 20 plus years.

We are frustrated by the fact----

The question is, A, does that justify breaking the law in your case, a very clear directive.

You have the option of ignoring the law because of an array of alleged troubles in Puerto Rico.

Well, with due respect, I think you are posing a false choice, and I will explain why I think that.

If true, this is completely unacceptable, and must be corrected.

We have to write a budget for next year. You have to draw some conclusions right now about what this experience indicates and the direction you want to go.

Businesses have not asked for a lot of the anti-environmental measures that this Administration has taken.

The special interest narrative does not quite do it.

In our politics, we often use the term 'special interests,' and it is often used in a negative way.

What we see with the Trump Administration is an array of national policies that are hostile and alarming and have spread panic in the immigrant community and beyond.

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Massachusetts has 1 minute remaining.

I thank my colleague for yielding, and I am happy to express support for her amendment and for highlighting this issue. Remote towers can be a cost-effective way to provide additional safety and operational benefits to the National Air…

I am pleased to rise in support of this amendment and commend my colleague and a number of colleagues, actually, for offering it. The recent news reports about the Secretary of Transportation are disturbing. It is critical that anyone who…

I thank my colleague for her kind words and also for her relentless efforts, and I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment No. 267 Offered by Mr. Krishnamoorthi The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 267…

I thank my colleague from Texas for those questions, which highlight the issue of historic preservation and NEPA review. As part of its evaluation and approval process, the Department of Transportation must consider the effects of proposed…

I rise as the designee of Chairwoman Nita Lowey, and I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I am prepared to claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

As to the tax cut, I will simply quote very reliable figures from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: The top 1 percent of the population received 34 percent of the benefits of the tax cut. As to the constitutional point, if I hear…