Jerry Nadler: “The fact is we have great unmet needs for housing for people with AIDS. The committee made an intelligent decision, and…”

“The fact is we have great unmet needs for housing for people with AIDS. The committee made an intelligent decision, and now to cut the budget by $21 million, by almost 10 percent for veterans needs which are also there, I do not understand the stubbornness in not accepting my amendment which I hope people will agree to. A 1 one-thousandth reduction in the space station is a heck of a lot more bearable than a 10 percent reduction in housing for people with AIDS. One doesn't really have an effect, the other has a very substantial effect, and I just hope people will think about it.”