Steve Israel: “what we are debating here is what is affordable, how much is enough. Middle-class families know the answer. If you are…”

“what we are debating here is what is affordable, how much is enough. Middle-class families know the answer. If you are in the middle class, you are too rich to be eligible for Federal programs, but too poor to be able to keep up with the cost of living. The language that the gentleman from California (Mr. Gary G. Miller), the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), and I worked into this bill is a commonsense, bipartisan compromise that keeps up with that middle-class squeeze that makes the American Dream of homeownership possible. With all due respect to the gentleman, this amendment makes the American Dream of homeownership even harder. We should defeat this amendment.”