Marcia Fudge

I would just ask that we would prioritize what is best for the people of this nation and not balance the budget on the backs of poor people or seniors or homeless people.

We are working to change it, and I come from your side of the table.

They truly transform neighborhoods and communities.

The $162 million is not going to go very far.

I would just ask that we would prioritize what is best for the people of this nation and not balance the budget on the backs of poor people or seniors or homeless people.

We don't have enough senior housing. We don't have enough housing that is affordable to seniors.

I come from being a mayor, from being in Congress; I don't expect it to take forever to do something.

We could put a huge dent in the wealth gap if we would just value properties in certain communities properly.

We are talking about the need in this country for four million housing units. We are talking about a crisis in housing...

They now have admitted they have a problem. They are working with us.

I really do honestly want to work with the members of this committee.

We know that it is a crisis, but we do work specifically with Department of Transportation.

Preservation is one of the main paths that we have to take to be able to create enough housing in this country.

We know that too many people with criminal records are denied access to housing, and we know all that does is create a bigger problem.

One of the things that we are finding across the board because of this housing crisis, and it really is a crisis when you look at the cost of housing across the country, is that affordable housing is a problem for almost every worker in…

I think it is a great story, and I can't thank the committee enough for the resources that you have given us to make that kind of an impact.

We're hoping that you are going to pass for us our disaster recovery with the CDBG.

So we are looking at Black and Hispanic borrowers at twice the rate of any private market, of anybody in the private market.

Your ZIP Code should not dictate your life expectancy

The CDBG Disaster Recovery Grant Program is one of the most essential resources that communities receive after disasters, but the program is not permanently authorized.

Public housing or low income housing should not be a lifetime, it should be just a stopping point.

I really do believe, Mr. Torres, that it is a problem, and we have to address it.

I would suggest this: It is a violation of everything we stand for.

It certainly doesn't meet all of the needs. I don't think that any of us believe that it does.

We are anticipating, and very hopeful, that in the reconciliation in the Build Back Better Plan, the resources will be there to build at least 2 million.