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.

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.

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.

I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.

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.

I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality.

So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.