[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1021]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   MAUI MINUTE ON HUD'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

  (Ms. TOKUDA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Speaker, Congress, Democrats and Republicans alike, 
came together to pass the American Relief Act of 2025, securing $12 
billion to rebuild communities devastated by disaster. We made a 
promise to North Carolina, Florida, Texas, and Maui.
  Mr. Speaker, that promise isn't just being broken. It is being ripped 
apart. What a slap in the face for those constituents when that funding 
to rebuild homes, businesses, and communities gets delayed or even 
withheld because the Musk-Trump administration plans to gut HUD's 
Office of Community Planning and Development, the very team responsible 
for getting billions of relief dollars to where they belong. It will be 
essentially eliminated. That isn't streamlining or efficiency. That is 
sabotage.
  This week, I am proud to have led a bipartisan letter, signed by 47 
Members of Congress, calling on this administration to not cut these 
critical positions.
  We voted for this funding. Now, let's do our jobs and fight to make 
sure it gets to the people who need it most.

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