Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Connecticut for his dedication to this very important piece of legislation. And I would particularly like to thank Ms. Biggert from Illinois for her passion and her advocacy on behalf of the disabled Americans and their housing needs. I rise in support of S. 1481, the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010. There are nearly 4 million non-elderly disabled adults in the United States that are in need of housing assistance. The section 811 program is the only Federal program that allows persons with disabilities to live independently in the community by increasing the supply of affordable rental housing with the availability of supportive services. S. 1481 closely resembles H.R. 1675, which passed the House by over 375 votes last year. The bill before us today restructures the section 811 program in a way that provides for a continued creation of supportive housing and provides rental assistance that would make housing affordable for very low-income people with disabilities. This bill will improve the section 811 disabled housing program by streamlining and simplifying development of HUD section 811 properties, and makes changes to the program to encourage integration and mixed-use developments such as low-income housing tax credits and HOME program funds.…”