Marcia Fudge: “You know what I am wondering here is, what excuse is justified or not justified?”

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.

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