It is my hope that Congress will enact regular full-year fiscal year 2018 appropriations for HUD programs prior to the end of fiscal year 2017.

I echo my Democratic colleagues because I don't think that we can overstate this, that we need a 9/11-style commission.

I think that is what the American people want to know.

Cutting these programs is just unconscionable.

In my opinion, infrastructure should include our public housing network, and we should provide adequate funding for families to have a safe and healthy environment.

Public housing operations and capital have been underfunded for many, many years, putting long-term viability of the units at risk.

I believe very strongly that this crisis is as serious as the Cuban Missile Crisis.

We should own up to our responsibility to provide a safe, healthy, and sustainable life setting in these units.

Public housing is a valuable asset for more than 400,000 New Yorkers.

This provides funding through April 28, 2017, which is just around the corner.

We need to know who enabled the Russians to hijack our democratic process.

We need those answers. And we need to bring a group of witnesses here.