Marcia Fudge: “I guess maybe I am one of the few people that really lives in the real world here.”

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

I am committed more than I ever have been to try to help people who live in conditions that I have not seen in many places.

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