And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government.
From Alphonso Jackson
As you know, in this country Anglo-Americans are about 75 to 76 percent home ownership in this country, where Hispanics, African Americans are less than 50 percent.
I think that there will always be a need for Housing and Urban Development.
In 1965, I marched for equality.
One of the problems that we are confronted with is, when we decide to buy or build a home, we don't get a clear picture of what closing costs will be of that home.
After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.
And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country.
And I'm the kind of manager that doesn't believe that you micro-manage professionals. They should understand their responsibility and carry out those responsibility.
But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that some of the best workers in the world are in Federal Government.
For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.
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