Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement after he voted against passage of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations (T-HUD) bill:
“I opposed the T-HUD Appropriations bill because it lacked critical investments in our infrastructure and failed to provide funding for essential housing programs for low and middle income workers. The legislation slashes funding transportation initiatives such as TIGER grant programs that encourage local communities to create innovative transit, port, and rail projects to meet the needs of their region. Additionally, the bill would cut funding for states and localities to expand affordable housing and down payment assistance for qualified homebuyers, and does nothing restore the 40,000 Section 8 rental vouchers lost to sequestration. Congress needs to pass legislation that expands economic opportunity and creates jobs, but unfortunately this legislation fails to provide the investments necessary to do so.”
“I opposed the T-HUD Appropriations bill because it lacked critical investments in our infrastructure and failed to provide funding for essential housing programs for low and middle income workers. The legislation slashes funding transportation initiatives such as TIGER grant programs that encourage local communities to create innovative transit, port, and rail projects to meet the needs of their region. Additionally, the bill would cut funding for states and localities to expand affordable housing and down payment assistance for qualified homebuyers, and does nothing restore the 40,000 Section 8 rental vouchers lost to sequestration. Congress needs to pass legislation that expands economic opportunity and creates jobs, but unfortunately this legislation fails to provide the investments necessary to do so.”