The fact is I cannot get into the head of OMB or anybody else around here. All I know is that we have a choice. The choice is whether or not we are going to tell Members that things are so that are not so. The fact is, Members are being told by your side that this will not shut down FHA. The fact is absent new statutory authority, it most certainly will. And your amendment will in fact cripple the ability of FHA to deliver housing to people in this country. Now, that is a fact, whether you admit it or not.
David Obey: “The fact is I cannot get into the head of OMB or anybody else around here. All I know is that we have a choice. The…”
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Discussing the impact of proposed amendments on the Federal Housing Administration during a House debate.
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