Glenn English: “This legislation is truly landmark legislation. I have listened to some of the criticisms from the other side of the…”

“This legislation is truly landmark legislation. I have listened to some of the criticisms from the other side of the legislation and I have been pleased to see the bipartisan character of its support. Every one of the objections that have been raised to this legislation have been before this House in the past and have been set aside. They should not deter us from moving forward and doing the right thing, because this legislation will place a new emphasis in this House on distressed communities. It will give those distressed communities and their inhabitants the opportunity to participate in our national growth and in our national opportunity. We have an opportunity to move opportunities to where the needs are. That is something that at a time of rising growth and rising tides, we need to make a priority if our society is going to create opportunity for Americans and focus not only on liberty, but also on equal opportunity. In passing this legislation, we will give thousands of low-income Americans a stake in the American dream. And as we do so, we have an opportunity to greenline many of our distressed communities.”