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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"1/20/76 - HUD Budget Briefing\" of the\nCarla A. Hills Speeches at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 1 of the Carla A. Hills Speeches at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nFINAL\nBUDGET BRIEFING\nJANUARY 20, 1976\nHUD's BUDGET CALLS FOR INCREASES IN KEY PROGRAMS OF\nHOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BUT MAINTAINS OUTLAYS AT\n1976 LEVELS.\nIT IS THE RESULT OF DEEP THOUGHT, CAREFUL PLANNING AND\nSTRICT ATTENTION TO HUD's PRIMARY JOB OF HELPING TO PROVIDE\nDECENT HOUSING IN A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL\nAMERICANS.\nOUR BUDGET SQUARES WITH PRESIDENT FORD'S CALL FOR\n\"COMMON SENSE\" GOVERNMENT AND HONESTY WITH THE AMERICAN\nPEOPLE,\nIT \"PROMISES NO MORE THAN WE CAN DELIVER\" AND IT GIVES\nHUD THE MEANS TO \"DELIVER ON ALL THAT WE PROMISE\",\nBEFORE OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR, AL KLIMAN, TAKES YOU THROUGH\nTHE FIGURES AND PROGRAMS, IN DETAIL, I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE\nFOUR HIGHLIGHTS AS I SEE THEM:\nGENALD R. FORD LIBRARY\n-2-\nONE: WE PROPOSE DIRECT SUBSIDY FOR OVER 500,000\nHOUSING UNITS FOR THE YEAR -- THE KIND OF\nNUMBERS YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HUD IN A\nLONG TIME.\nTWO: WE REQUEST FULL AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS. HERE, AGAIN, --\nYOU'LL FIND THAT SUCH A REQUEST FOR FULL\nSTATUTORY AUTHORIZATION OF AVAILABLE FUNDS\nIS NEW TO HUD's RECENT HISTORY. CERTAINLY,\nIT IS IN ACCORD WITH THE PRESIDENT'S DESIGN\nFOR \"NEW REALISM\" IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS,\nTHREE: WE PLAN A DELIBERATE, SHARP DROP IN HUD's\nINVENTORY OF ACQUIRED PROPERTIES. AND, WE\nINTEND TO SHOW A REAL CUTBACK IN THE RATE\nOF MORTGAGE ASSIGNMENTS, WE WILL USE NEW\nINITIATIVES, UNDER OUR SECTION 8 PROGRAM --\nBOTH TO HELP PROJECTS IN DEFAULT, AND TO\nASSIST IN SELLING OFF HUD's BACKLOGGED\nINVENTORY.\n-3-\nFOUR: AND, so THAT WE CAN DELIVER ON WHAT WE\nPROMISE -- WE ARE ASKING FOR THE ADDITION\nOF VITALLY NEEDED STAFF TO HELP GET THE\nJOB DONE -- SPECIFICALLY 690 PEOPLE.\nTHIS IS ALSO AN EXERCISE IN \"NEW REALISM\".\nCONGRESS HAS DEMANDED THAT WE PERFORM --\nI HOPE, THIS YEAR, THAT IT WILL GIVE HUD\nTHE PERFORMERS WHO ARE NECESSARY,\nIT'S A GOOD BUDGET BECAUSE IT CONCENTRATES ON THE REAL\nNATIONAL OBJECTIVES IN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.\nTHERE ARE TWO AREAS OF DECREASING FUNDING.\nFIRST, THE 701 PROGRAM IS DECREASING AS WE INCREASE\nFUNDING IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR\nPLANNING.\nSECOND, SUBSIDIES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATIONS ARE\nALSO DECREASING IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PLAN TO CONFORM THE\nINCOME DEFINITIONS IN OUR SECTION 3 WITH PUBLIC HOUSING\nPROGRAMS; AND TO INCLUDE A REVENUE STANDARD IN THE PERFORMANCE\nFUNDING SYSTEM.\n-4-\nI AM SATISFIED AND PLEASED WITH HUD's 1977 BUDGET.\nI THINK IT'S THE RIGHT ONE TO DO THE RIGHT JOB FOR AMERICA\nIN ACTUALLY HELPING TO HOUSE OUR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME\nAMERICAN PEOPLE,\nWHERE WE HAVE MADE CUTS, WE HAVE NOT CUT PROGRAMS\nSIMPLY TO CONFORM WITH GIVEN NUMBERS, RATHER, THEY REPRESENT\nPRAGMATIC PROGRAM CHANGES THAT WILL USE THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY\nTO THE BEST ADVANTAGE TO THE NATION AND TO THE PEOPLE WE\nSERVE, PARTICULARLY,\nAL KLIMAN WILL NOW PRESENT THE FIGURES -- AFTER WHICH,\nI'LL BE PLEASED TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS,"
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