Melvin Watt: “I think it elevates housing counseling within HUD by establishing an Office of Housing Counseling...”

Congress has given us this mandate: Do lending, back loans that are safe and sound, and provide liquidity in the market.

I have an amendment at the desk which was made in order under the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, insert the following after line 23 and redesignate…

I am wondering, if you think this is redundant and extraneous rather than contrary to the intent, why wouldn't we just accept the amendment and keep going?

if you look at my record throughout my whole life, from the day I started in the practice of law in a civil rights law firm, you will find nobody, or few people, who are more committed to the things that you all have talked about today.