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The original documents are located in Box 1, folder "1/20/76 - HUD Budget Briefing" of the
Carla A. Hills Speeches at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 1 of the Carla A. Hills Speeches at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FINAL
BUDGET BRIEFING
JANUARY 20, 1976
HUD's BUDGET CALLS FOR INCREASES IN KEY PROGRAMS OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BUT MAINTAINS OUTLAYS AT
1976 LEVELS.
IT IS THE RESULT OF DEEP THOUGHT, CAREFUL PLANNING AND
STRICT ATTENTION TO HUD's PRIMARY JOB OF HELPING TO PROVIDE
DECENT HOUSING IN A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL
AMERICANS.
OUR BUDGET SQUARES WITH PRESIDENT FORD'S CALL FOR
"COMMON SENSE" GOVERNMENT AND HONESTY WITH THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE,
IT "PROMISES NO MORE THAN WE CAN DELIVER" AND IT GIVES
HUD THE MEANS TO "DELIVER ON ALL THAT WE PROMISE",
BEFORE OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR, AL KLIMAN, TAKES YOU THROUGH
THE FIGURES AND PROGRAMS, IN DETAIL, I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE
FOUR HIGHLIGHTS AS I SEE THEM:
GENALD R. FORD LIBRARY
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ONE: WE PROPOSE DIRECT SUBSIDY FOR OVER 500,000
HOUSING UNITS FOR THE YEAR -- THE KIND OF
NUMBERS YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HUD IN A
LONG TIME.
TWO: WE REQUEST FULL AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS. HERE, AGAIN, --
YOU'LL FIND THAT SUCH A REQUEST FOR FULL
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION OF AVAILABLE FUNDS
IS NEW TO HUD's RECENT HISTORY. CERTAINLY,
IT IS IN ACCORD WITH THE PRESIDENT'S DESIGN
FOR "NEW REALISM" IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS,
THREE: WE PLAN A DELIBERATE, SHARP DROP IN HUD's
INVENTORY OF ACQUIRED PROPERTIES. AND, WE
INTEND TO SHOW A REAL CUTBACK IN THE RATE
OF MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENTS, WE WILL USE NEW
INITIATIVES, UNDER OUR SECTION 8 PROGRAM --
BOTH TO HELP PROJECTS IN DEFAULT, AND TO
ASSIST IN SELLING OFF HUD's BACKLOGGED
INVENTORY.
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FOUR: AND, so THAT WE CAN DELIVER ON WHAT WE
PROMISE -- WE ARE ASKING FOR THE ADDITION
OF VITALLY NEEDED STAFF TO HELP GET THE
JOB DONE -- SPECIFICALLY 690 PEOPLE.
THIS IS ALSO AN EXERCISE IN "NEW REALISM".
CONGRESS HAS DEMANDED THAT WE PERFORM --
I HOPE, THIS YEAR, THAT IT WILL GIVE HUD
THE PERFORMERS WHO ARE NECESSARY,
IT'S A GOOD BUDGET BECAUSE IT CONCENTRATES ON THE REAL
NATIONAL OBJECTIVES IN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
THERE ARE TWO AREAS OF DECREASING FUNDING.
FIRST, THE 701 PROGRAM IS DECREASING AS WE INCREASE
FUNDING IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR
PLANNING.
SECOND, SUBSIDIES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATIONS ARE
ALSO DECREASING IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PLAN TO CONFORM THE
INCOME DEFINITIONS IN OUR SECTION 3 WITH PUBLIC HOUSING
PROGRAMS; AND TO INCLUDE A REVENUE STANDARD IN THE PERFORMANCE
FUNDING SYSTEM.
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I AM SATISFIED AND PLEASED WITH HUD's 1977 BUDGET.
I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT ONE TO DO THE RIGHT JOB FOR AMERICA
IN ACTUALLY HELPING TO HOUSE OUR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
AMERICAN PEOPLE,
WHERE WE HAVE MADE CUTS, WE HAVE NOT CUT PROGRAMS
SIMPLY TO CONFORM WITH GIVEN NUMBERS, RATHER, THEY REPRESENT
PRAGMATIC PROGRAM CHANGES THAT WILL USE THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY
TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE TO THE NATION AND TO THE PEOPLE WE
SERVE, PARTICULARLY,
AL KLIMAN WILL NOW PRESENT THE FIGURES -- AFTER WHICH,
I'LL BE PLEASED TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS,