Political Quotes

“I mean, the gentleman from California just a moment ago referenced the rich and the poor. Well, let us look at these public servants. Let us look at these public school teachers who cannot afford to buy a home in the community where they teach. Let us look at the firefighters who are protecting our communities who cannot afford to buy a home where they are protecting our communities and our property and our lives. Look at the police officers who keep us safe and secure in our communities, and yet they cannot afford to buy a home in that same community. I think this is a critically important need. As the gentleman from Wisconsin referenced, we come to the floor with the opportunity to do good for these public sector employees and, at the same time, raising the necessary revenue from fees that are a part of the FHA program that would further allow the disabled, people with AIDS, the elderly, to get into homes. I applaud my friend from New York, the chair of the subcommittee and the members of the subcommittee who, frankly, were working against great odds and very limited allocations. But we have given them a way to solve this particular problem.”