Alphonso Jackson
Alphonso Jackson
Alphonso R. Jacksonserved as the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2004 and confirmed by the Senate on March 31, 2004. Jackson announced his resignation on March 31, 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 September 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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Having a roof over your head is one of the most basic human needs, ... I can assure you that together with our local partners, we're working overtime to make certain every available home will be offered to families who may have lost everything.
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have come to realize they might not go back to New Orleans.
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So it's a very, very unique job, but at the same time, it's very, very rewarding.
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The funding we announce today will help provide homes and vital services to those who need them most.
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The administration is committed to help every city, county and state
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it would be a mistake to rebuild the Ninth Ward.
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But we look back now, and we realize the Great Society was not a success.
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HUD's mission is to provide decency and sanitary housing for low and moderate income people in this country.
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The other part of outsourcing is this: it simply says where the work can be done outside better than it can be done inside, we should do it.
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And what most people don't understand is the bulk of business in this country is small business.
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I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality.
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They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters, they don't do that. So what we're doing by this program is strengthening America.
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You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of the civil rights-era people don't understand.
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As you know, in this country Anglo-Americans are about 75 to 76 percent home ownership in this country, where Hispanics, African Americans are less than 50 percent.