Mike Flood: “I thank Chairman Hill and Ranking Member Waters for supporting this bill. When I got the privilege of leading this…”

“I thank Chairman Hill and Ranking Member Waters for supporting this bill. When I got the privilege of leading this subcommittee given to me by our chairman, the first order of business, after I found out where my office was, was to go meet Emanuel Cleaver for dinner. We shared a prime rib, and I knew that night that we had something special. Housing is personal. Housing is not a building or a garage. It is where you bring home your first baby, and the first bath is under the sink faucet. It is where you tuck your little 7-year-old into bed, and you say: I am doing my part as a parent to protect her from being homeless or living a better life. When I met Emanuel Cleaver, I could see in his eyes that this was personal to him. I thought, I am a Republican. He is a Democrat. God has placed us in these spots to try and fix something for the American people, to make it easier to get that first house, to buy a manufactured home that doesn't have a chassis and save $25,000, and to do it for all the right reasons.”