[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 22, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E72]
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  TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 22, 2019

  Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the 
FY 2019 Transportation and Housing Appropriations Bill, which provides 
more than $71 billion to partially re-open the government.
  Families living in housing supported by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (HUD) deserve to know they will have a roof over 
their heads.
  This bill will ensure that struggling families are not evicted from 
their homes because of the Trump Administration's incompetence and 
cruelty.
  There was a report this week that thousands of families could be 
evicted because HUD officials forgot about Section 8 contracts that 
expired last month.
  Let me reiterate: families could become homeless--in the depths of 
winter--because these Trump officials couldn't keep track of this 
program.
  Madam Speaker, this is just downright unacceptable. And it's hurting 
people across the country. In my home district, renovations on an 
affordable housing project has been put on hold because of this 
shutdown.
  There is an affordable housing crisis in this country, Madam Speaker. 
A delay in projects like this will mean fewer people have a place to 
rest their heads at night.
  These families deserve better.
  Madam Speaker, the Trump shutdown is hurting real families and it's 
hurting our economy.
  Let's pass this bill to reopen the government, and make sure families 
can stay in their homes.
  I urge my colleagues to vote yes

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