HUD's mission is to provide decency and sanitary housing for low and moderate income people in this country.

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America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still...

America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still...

In 1965, I marched for equality.

In 1965, I marched for equality.

And I'm the kind of manager that doesn't believe that you micro-manage professionals. They should...

And I'm the kind of manager that doesn't believe that you micro-manage professionals. They should...

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and...

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and...

And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in...

And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in...

So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.

So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.

In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as...

In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as...

So, we're saying, if we can give developers and builders incentives to cut down on...

So, we're saying, if we can give developers and builders incentives to cut down on...

As you know, in this country Anglo-Americans are about 75 to 76 percent home ownership...

As you know, in this country Anglo-Americans are about 75 to 76 percent home ownership...

I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.

I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.

You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of...

You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of...

But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been...

But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been...

And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not...

And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not...

Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.

Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.

The Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on...

The Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on...

But we look back now, and we realize the Great Society was not a success.

But we look back now, and we realize the Great Society was not a success.

I think that there will always be a need for Housing and Urban Development.

I think that there will always be a need for Housing and Urban Development.

They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters,...

They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters,...

We believe that, by the time that we leave office, it will be institutionalized, and...

We believe that, by the time that we leave office, it will be institutionalized, and...

The other part of outsourcing is this: it simply says where the work can be...

The other part of outsourcing is this: it simply says where the work can be...