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Bill Lee: “I am glad the gentlewoman called to the public's attention the special interest political nature of housing. And she is…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2004
I am glad the gentlewoman called to the public's attention the special interest political nature of housing. And she is right. The homeless do not have lots of money to put a lobbyist here in Washington, D.C. to pound the pavement all the time. But we are really very fortunate that 5,000 organizations have come on board for the National Housing Trust Fund Campaign led by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition. So I am just very proud of them that they have stepped up to the plate and have filled that void, and that is why it is unbelievable that after we passed the bill out of committee, we cannot even get it to the floor to debate.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of the National Housing Trust Fund and the lack of debate on related legislation.

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