Marcia Fudge: “I understand when you are not a city that gets your own direct CDBG money.”

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.

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

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