Robert Menendez actually said...

"I think that the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative builds on the bipartisan success of the HOPE VI programs"

"I strongly encourage and support the bill and encourage you to do so as well."

"Which then brings me to my final set of questions. In HUD's experience, what has been the local demand for programs like Choice Neighborhoods?"

"I really appreciated your testimony. I think you presented an honest and sometimes taboo tidbit about community developers..."