Rick Lazio: “the only thing that is extreme is some of the things that are being said and the way some people here are measuring…”

“the only thing that is extreme is some of the things that are being said and the way some people here are measuring compassion, which is to concentrate poverty and condemn people to another 40 years of terrible circumstances. In the statement of purpose, I would say to the gentleman, it says, and I read from page 5: The Federal Government has a responsibility to promote the general welfare of the Nation by using Federal resources to aid families and individuals seeking affordable homes that are safe, clean, and healthy. What is radical or extreme about that? I know that is the mantra from the other side of the aisle, when analysis will not do, but I will tell the Chairman that in fact we have hit the mark on this. We are going to break the mold. We are not going to tolerate failure anymore. We are going to give people a decent place to live.”