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Public housing is more than just a place to live, public housing programs should provide opportunities to residents and their families.

Even during my youth, I can recall very few black people living on any kind of public assistance. People were working, doing some kind of job that was useful to the community.

I want to make sure we have elected people constantly looking at helping the African-American community.

We believe that housing is a power platform to spark great opportunities in people's lives and help them achieve the American dream.

The absence of diverse voices leads to policies and programs that adversely impact African-Americans.

There are African-American families around this country - a large, large number of African-American families - that operate out of complete fear that their kids are going to be taken from them and will do anything to prevent that.

I want to take Negroes out of the ghetto and put them in good neighborhoods in good houses.

It is important that Congress works to promote home ownership in Indian Country. These federal housing funds and programs will help young Native American families to stay on tribal lands in order to live, work and raise a family.

I have been privileged to have the opportunity to work with many of African American fraternal and social organizations that are active in my congressional district. They all do important work that makes a tangible difference to the quality of life in our community.

There are people who believe in expanding the welfare state across the spectrum of races and ethnicities and creeds.