Nydia Velázquez: “Twenty-five to 35 units--so you are going to put children on the streets to open up 25,000 to 35,000 units, and these…”

Thank you. And I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Mr. Mfume for this bipartisan effort, very important legislation.

the public housing operating fund will face a 78-percent cut

Let me remind you; when it comes to small businesses, there is not a republican or a democratic approach to it.

I urge my colleagues not to engage in knee-jerk reactions that set back our real progress toward creating a more equitable criminal justice system.