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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In 1965, I marched for equality.
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The largest challenge that we face, from my perspective, is the ability to continue moving forward so the agency will have a single mission: that is, to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing.
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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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The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.
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We believe that, by the time that we leave office, it will be institutionalized, and these programs will be addressing the needs and curing the problem that we set out to do.
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This nationwide telephone number will provide callers expanded services and hours and the opportunity to speak with an actual person, ... With all that displaced families are going through starting to rebuild their lives, the last thing they need to encounter is an answering machine without answers. We have increased our staffing at the National Servicing Call Center in Oklahoma, and we currently have the capacity to handle 15,000 calls daily.
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In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move.
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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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And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country.
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One of the problems that we are confronted with is, when we decide to buy or build a home, we don't get a clear picture of what closing costs will be of that home.
I think that there will always be a need for Housing and Urban Development.
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But we look back now, and we realize the Great Society was not a success.
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I believe that if you are elderly, physically or mentally handicapped we have an obligation too you, but if you are able-bodied, you should be working.
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So, we're saying, if we can give developers and builders incentives to cut down on the regulatory barriers that are faced in this country, then we might be able to address the needs of affordable housing.