[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 197 (Friday, November 21, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H4891-H4892]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS

  (Mr. STANTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with deep concerns about the 
Trump administration's policies that will increase homelessness in 
America.
  Last week, in the middle of the funding cycle, HUD changed their 
Continuum of Care grant criteria, cutting funding for permanent support 
of housing by over 50 percent.
  Local housing organizations will owe landlords rent checks on January 
1 with no guarantee they will have the funds. Mr. Speaker, 170,000 of 
our fellow Americans will risk falling back into homelessness.
  Before I served as mayor of Phoenix, I chaired Maricopa County's 
Continuum of Care. We put our funding

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where it made the biggest impact with proven and effective solutions 
like permanent supportive housing.
  That model provides stability and access to support services while 
people get back on their feet. It helps some of our most vulnerable 
Americans, those with debilitating disabilities, keep a roof over their 
heads.
  Mr. Speaker, behind every grant line item is a human being who has 
overcome great adversity to achieve stability. Trump's cuts will undo 
years of hard-won progress. These Americans deserve better from our 
government.

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