[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H2849-H2850]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SEQUESTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
bring awareness to the devastating effects sequestration is having on 
HUD and those who benefit from the agency's work.
  Because of Congress' failure to pass legislation to reduce the 
deficit, the Federal Government is making across-the-board spending 
cuts to domestic and defense programs, including HUD and all its 
related agencies. These cuts are having a profound impact on people, 
especially in the rental and homeless assistance programs, and families 
in my district are feeling this firsthand. The housing authorities in 
my district will soon be forced to consider terminating approximately 
1,800 families from housing assistance. Cuts to housing authorities 
will affect their capacity and their efficiency to serve

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low-income individuals and families, the elderly, the disabled--all of 
whom need these programs to survive.
  Our focus in our communities should be to do everything possible to 
prevent homelessness.

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