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Congressional Record—Senate S1328 S1328 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 30, 2007 enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT ents and by Americans around the in size from Menomonie Housing Au- grant program, and for other purposes. country, including unaffordable rental thority to Milwaukee Housing Author- S. 382 burdens, lack of safe and affordable ity about the shortfall in operating At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the housing stock, and public safety con- funds and the negative impact it is name of the Senator from Connecticut cerns in public and federally assisted having on the communities these hous- (Mr. LIEBERMAN) was added as a co- housing. My legislation is fully offset, ing agencies are serving. This shortfall sponsor of S. 382, a bill to amend the while also providing $2.69 billion in def- in operating subsidies impacts public Public Health Service Act to establish icit reduction over the next 10 years. housing authorities and the people a State family support grant program Increasing numbers of Americans are they serve by reducing funding for to end the practice of parents giving facing housing affordability challenges, maintenance costs associated with run- legal custody of their seriously emo- whether they are renters or home- ning buildings and limiting the serv- tionally disturbed children to State owners. But the housing affordability ices that housing authorities can pro- agencies for the purpose of obtaining burden falls most heavily on low-in- vide, such as covering utility cost in- mental health services for those chil- come renters throughout our country. creases. The joint funding resolution dren. Ensuring that all Americans have safe filed yesterday also included an in- and secure housing is about more than crease of $300 million for public hous- S. 415 just providing families with somewhere ing authorities to pay for these impor- At the request of Mr. BROWNBACK, the to live, however. Safe and decent hous- tant operating costs, including the in- name of the Senator from North Caro- ing provides children with stable envi- creases in utility costs. This is a good lina (Mrs. DOLE) was added as a cospon- ronments, and research has shown that start and we must continue working sor of S. 415, a bill to amend the Re- students achieve at higher rates if they this year to provide much-needed as- vised Statutes of the United States to have secure housing. Affordable hous- sistance to these housing authorities prevent the use of the legal system in ing allows families to spend more of and the individuals and families they a manner that extorts money from their income on life’s other necessities serve. State and local governments, and the including groceries, health care, and Unfortunately, affordable housing is Federal Government, and inhibits such education costs as well as save money becoming less, not more, available in governments’ constitutional actions for their futures. I have heard from a the United States. Research shows that under the first, tenth, and fourteenth number of Wisconsinites around my the number of families facing severe amendments. State about their concerns about the housing cost burdens grew by almost S. CON. RES. 2 lack of affordable housing, homeless- two million households between 2001 At the request of Mr. BIDEN, the ness, and the increasingly severe cost and 2004. Additionally, one in three name of the Senator from Minnesota burdens that families have to under- families spends more than 30 percent of (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- take in order to afford housing. their earnings on housing costs. The sponsor of S. Con. Res. 2, a concurrent This bill is especially needed now, National Alliance to End Homelessness resolution expressing the bipartisan given the breakdown in the fiscal year reports that at least 500,000 Americans resolution on Iraq. 2007 appropriations process. This week, are homeless every day and two million S. RES. 34 the House is scheduled to pass a joint to three million Americans are home- At the request of Mr. KERRY, the funding resolution to fund federal less for various lengths of time each name of the Senator from Delaware agencies through the rest of fiscal year year. Cities, towns, and rural commu- (Mr. BIDEN) was added as a cosponsor of 2007. I have heard from Wisconsinites nities across the country are con- S. Res. 34, a resolution calling for the concerned that the funding levels in fronting a lack of affordable housing strengthening of the efforts of the the resolution could affect the ability for their citizens. This is not an issue United States to defeat the Taliban of various local housing authorities to that confronts just one region of the and terrorist networks in Afghanistan. serve the same number of individuals Nation or one group of Americans. De- S. RES. 39 as were assisted last year, never mind cent and affordable housing is so essen- trying to serve the increasing numbers tial to the well-being of Americans At the request of Mr. BYRD, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. of individuals around the State who that the Federal Government must need housing assistance. Yesterday, provide adequate assistance to our citi- SANDERS) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 39, a resolution expressing the the House Appropriations Committee zens to ensure that all Americans can sense of the Senate on the need for ap- filed the joint funding resolution and I afford to live in safe and affordable proval by the Congress before any of- am pleased to see the Committee in- housing. Congress has created effective afford- fensive military action by the United cluded a boost in funding for Section 8 able housing and community develop- States against another nation. tenant-based and project-based vouch- ers, allowing HUD to renew the vouch- ment programs, but as is the case with AMENDMENT NO. 154 ers that are currently in use by fami- many of the Federal social programs, At the request of Mr. ENSIGN, the lies. In addition to maintaining the these housing programs are inad- name of the Senator from Alabama current level of vouchers, I hope that equately funded and do not meet the (Mr. SESSIONS) was added as a cospon- we in Congress can work together this need in our communities. We in Con- sor of amendment No. 154 proposed to year to fund new Section 8 vouchers to gress must do what we can to ensure H.R. 2, a bill to amend the Fair Labor help address the critical rental assist- these programs are properly funded, Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an ance needs throughout the country. while taking into account the tight fis- increase in the Federal minimum wage. My bill does not address every hous- cal constraints we are facing. f ing need out there, but I believe it is a The Section 8 Housing Choice Vouch- good, necessary first step. My legisla- er Program, originally created in 1974, STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED tion does address a number of different is now the largest Federal housing pro- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS issues that local communities in my gram in terms of HUD’s budget with By Mr. FEINGOLD: State and around the country are fac- approximately two million vouchers S. 427. A bill to provide for additional ing, including the need for more rental currently authorized. Yet the current section 8 vouchers, to reauthorize the assistance, the creation and preserva- number of vouchers does not come Public and Assisted Housing Drug tion of more affordable housing units, close to meeting the demand that ex- Elimination Program, and for other and the ability to more adequately ad- ists in communities around our coun- purposes; to the Committee on Bank- dress public safety concerns of resi- try. In my State of Wisconsin, the city ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. dents of federally assisted housing. of Milwaukee opened up their Section 8 Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, today Congress needs to act on other vital waiting list for the first time since 1999 I am reintroducing the Affordable housing needs this year including ad- earlier this year for twenty four hours Housing Expansion and Public Safety dressing the large shortfall in the pub- and received more than 17,000 applica- Act to address some of the housing af- lic housing operating fund. I have tions. The city of Madison has not ac- fordability issues faced by my constitu- heard from housing authorities ranging cepted new applications for Section 8 VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:16 Jan 31, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JA6.024 S30JAPT1 bajohnson on PROD1PC61 with SENATE January 30, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1329 in over three years and reports that future years. We need to make a com- pating jurisdictions in Wisconsin saw a hundreds of families are on the waiting mitment to find the resources in our decline in HOME dollars, with some ju- list. budget to ensure continued and in- risdictions seeing a decline of more Unfortunately, situations like this creased funding for Section 8 vouchers. than six percent. We need to ensure exist around the country. According to We should examine doing more than these funding cuts to HOME do not the 2005 U.S. Conference of Mayors just providing more money for Section continue in the future and we must Hunger and Homelessness Survey, close 8. There have been numerous stories in provide more targeted resources within to 5,000 people are on the Section 8 my home State of Wisconsin about var- HOME for the people most in need. waiting list in Boston. Detroit has not ious concerns with the Section 8 pro- But, as successful as the HOME pro- taken applications for the past two gram, ranging from potential discrimi- gram is, more needs to be done to as- years and currently has a waiting list nation on the part of landlords in de- sist extremely low income families.
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