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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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.
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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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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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The funding we announce today will help provide homes and vital services to those who need them most.
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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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Being poor is a state of mind, not a condition.
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And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government.
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And I'm the kind of manager that doesn't believe that you micro-manage professionals. They should understand their responsibility and carry out those responsibility.
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After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.
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America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you are.
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But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that some of the best workers in the world are in Federal Government.
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For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.
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Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.
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I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.