Patty Murray actually said...

Well as you know, our role is oversight, and we are always asked for flexibility, and then we get yelled at for funds that were misused.

We want to see the idea of supportive housing really which this subcommittee has pushed for a long time.

Urban areas do not have a monopoly on economic development and housing needs.

Meanwhile, unemployment is approaching 10 percent, its highest rate in 26 years.