[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              HOUSING CUTS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of May 
12, 1995, the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Maloney] is recognized 
during morning business for 2 minutes.
  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, the HUD appropriations bill that is coming 
before the House takes a giant step backward. The cuts will have a 
devastating impact on many regions of the country, including New York 
City, which I represent.
  New York has a chronic problem in providing affordable housing. 
Section 8 public housing and other programs make the difference for 
many poor families. The New York City Housing Authority stopped 
accepting applications for section 8 in 1944. We have over 200,000 
families on the waiting list. If this bill passes, we will have no 
housing for them in the foreseeable future.
  New York's housing crisis and the crisis across the country will only 
grow worse. This bill will eliminate all new section 8 assistance. It 
will reduce funding for the elderly, the disabled, and AIDS by 45 
percent. It will reduce funding for the homeless by 50 percent. This is 
about ensuring that all Americans have access to one of the most basic 
necessities of life: shelter.
  In this country where we should be the beacon of progress for the 
rights of all, bills like this one show that we have become part of the 
darker side of the politics in the world. We cannot let this happen. We 
can reverse it.


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