Marcia Fudge: “Mailing a bill is not a right. Voting is.”

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

It is difficult to run a government on grants.

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

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