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

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.

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

And what most people don't understand is the bulk of business in this country is small business.

The Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on the basis of a person's capabilities and qualifications, not on the color of his or her skin.

They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters, they don't do that. So what we're doing by this program is strengthening America.

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.