Marcia Fudge: “I now yield to my good friend, the Congresswoman from Florida, Corrine Brown.”

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

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

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

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