This budget also recognizes the damage done by lead-based paint, especially to young children. While most of the department's programs are funded at last year's historically high We need to restore confidence that the department can carry out its core mission. One such program is the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program. We need to restore confidence that the department can carry out its core mission. We are not a law enforcement agency, or the Department of Justice or the Office of the Drug Czar.
Housing is more than a roof.
It is the foundation that makes the fulfillment of all other needs possible, from health, to work, to education. It is the sturdy kitchen table on which parents review their children's homework. It is no mere cliche to call home ownership the American dream. That dream is in danger of being squeezed. True, jobs have been plentiful.