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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The so-called black leaders of this nation have convinced a large portion of the black community that blacks aren't capable of self-advancement.
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They tout the belief that if blacks want to succeed in this country, there is only one path: reliance on the government.
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it would be a mistake to rebuild the Ninth Ward.
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Of the families I talked to, 90% of the families have no desire to go back, ... But that's not what I'm hearing from Texas. It's a whole different perspective.
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I would not change coming to serve our country and President Bush for anything in the world at this point in time.
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I'm heartened to know that our partners are doing their bit to keep the home mortgage finance pipeline opened so we can accelerate the recovery in . . . these devastated communities,
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have come to realize they might not go back to New Orleans.
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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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So I've had a very vast career. And one of the things I think is so phenomenal about my career is I've had a lot of experiences.
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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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So I had to learn, in the final analysis, that the Congress had a lot of say so into what we do in running HUD on a day-to-day basis.
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Yet critics on the left find it incomprehensible that any black American could succeed on his or her own through hard work and determination.
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New Orleans is not going to be as black as it was for a long time, if ever again.
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The administration is committed to help every city, county and state