"Donald Trump has no idea how housing works for everyday Americans. He doesn't care."
"I will not support taking food assistance away from low-income households, period."
"You do not want to balance your budget on the backs of poor people or people who need our help the most."
"The problem is not getting better, the problem is getting worse."
"I am happy to work with your office to make sure we are not doing things that are detrimental."
"It is a vital program, and I am hopeful that--it always has had bipartisan support."
"I know that my Republican colleagues are--have been ignoring, you know, that work that you have been doing, and ignoring the ongoing affordable housing crisis and the homeless epidemic in your country..."
"My Republican colleagues are more concerned with giving tax relief to the rich rather than investing in working communities like the people that I represent."
"If the proposed Republican cuts go into effect, Madam Secretary, they will impact my district that is composed of thousands of hard working class families that are in that same scale where one paychec..."
"the Fair Housing Act requires that we proactively fight discrimination and segregation."
"We are requesting more funding for senior housing as well as we are asking communities, mayors and cities in particular, to use their--it is called section 108, but it is a loan function that they can..."
"We need a permit and authorization like FEMA does so we can go in immediately and start to help people."