I will not support taking food assistance away from low-income households, period.

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.

We need a permit and authorization like FEMA does so we can go in immediately and start to help people.

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 paycheck away from being homeless.

We have to start building more affordable housing in this country.

Lead removal is one of the most important things on my priority list.

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 use to also assist.

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.

It is a vital program, and I am hopeful that--it always has had bipartisan support.

We have to find ways that are going to work.

Lead is a major issue in this country, and we do know that most homes built prior to 1978 have lead paint in them.

We believe that we are today 1.5 million homes short--housing units short of where we should be.

It is difficult to run a government on grants.

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 committed more than I ever have been to try to help people who live in conditions that I have not seen in many places.

We estimate that just from the reduction in the mortgage insurance premium, we are going to help 850,000 people over the next year.

We need to start to work together and not in silos.

the Fair Housing Act requires that we proactively fight discrimination and segregation.

I am happy to work with your office to make sure we are not doing things that are detrimental.

I would just ask that we would prioritize what is best for the people of this nation and not balance the budget on the backs of poor people or seniors or homeless people.

They can go up to about $35 million. They truly transform neighborhoods and communities.

We don't have enough senior housing. We don't have enough housing that is affordable to seniors.

We don't have enough senior housing. We don't have enough housing that is affordable to seniors.