Al Green

We owe it to them to make sure that their needs are met.

This bill should be alive and well, and I hope that it will move forward rather quickly.

The very least a grateful nation can do is make sure that they have good, decent housing, housing that is appropriate for their needs.

We are the land of the free because we are the home of the brave, and we can never forget this.

I would like to see a veteran opportunity fund for veterans who lose licenses, et cetera, where they can keep them for employment and stuff.

I would like to see something being done in terms of that, okay?

I thank you and the ranking member for the opportunity to be a part of the hearing.

The National Defense Authorization Act was passed by this chamber earlier this year, allows the National Nuclear Security Administration sites to adopt OSHA workplace standards in lieu of the NNSA present standards.

I just want to be grateful. To live in the United States of America is really a blessing

We are the land of the free because we are the home of the brave

I would like to meet with you and talk to you about 'too-small-to-live-off.'

I would hope that we would not retrogress to the point that we now have to defend whether or not there should be an FHA.

I am curious, do we all agree that as I speak right now, some person is, in a dastardly way, trying to defraud someone, and that that person ought to be caught?

I think that sometimes what appears to be a disagreement is an agreement that we just can't quite agree on.

I thank the ranking member as well and congratulate her.

I want to see it end. I don't want war of any kind.

I am prepared, thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Poor people merit some appreciation for the taxes they pay, too.

We ought to appreciate them for what they pay, just as we appreciate billionaires for what they pay.

I want to especially thank you for speaking up for hardworking Americans who pay 1.45 percent of their income in taxes.

I beg that we do what we can to help homeless people, many of whom are veterans.

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice

He helped raise $50 million to help those who are beset with this disease.

He made the occasion in Darfur, where he went to make sure those who were suffering would have an opportunity to have a better quality of life.

Don Payne was more than a politician, he was a statesman.