Marcia Fudge: “I wholeheartedly support the museums, but I also--we have some fiscal responsibility to the taxpayers.”

It is difficult to run a government on grants.

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.