I point out in my State of Connecticut, the average two-bedroom apartment, you have got to make $21 an hour to afford it.

My point is that all of the efforts to make sure that FHA is running its programs in the most effective possible manner would be directed at ensuring that there continues to be a stable, open, fair, reliable mortgage system in the United…

I would like to arrange for the members of this Committee or their staffs to meet with HUD.

If confirmed, you will, at times, be their only voice in housing policy discussions that occur within the Obama Administration.

I would hope that you would be able to alert this Committee very quickly as to what you consider to be the needs, the technical needs, so that, in fact, we can avoid fraud.

I am just wondering, specifically with respect to these types of programs, but more generally, how are we going to support our public housing programs with real resources?

I hope that as a member of the President's Economic Team, you will make stabilizing the housing market one of your chief objectives.

According to the latest US Conference of Mayors Report on Homelessness, homelessness has gotten worse nationwide.

I would like to thank Chairman Dodd and Ranking Member Shelby for scheduling this nomination hearing so quickly, an important part of our constitutional process.

Opening statements, comments, or prepared statements of: Senator Reed

I think we had over 30 of them over the last 2 years, plus some efforts we made in this area.

It is not just affordable housing, it is safe and affordable housing.