If we can't keep any police officers, and if we can't keep teachers and firefighters, we are going to be a community that can't function.

But the challenge is making sure that everyone understands that if police, teachers and firefighters can't afford housing, the janitors, clerks and maids can't afford housing either. They may not be saving your life, but we can't have a community without them.

We have heard it a million times. It is a ridiculous notion. The homes will be priced at whatever the market will bear.

We know we have a housing crisis. We know our housing programs are excellent. We have the money to use for housing, which is dedicated for housing, so this should be our banner year.

This is the best package we've seen so far. It's a tremendous response to the housing crisis.

We've got the House and Senate leadership talking in a way that's different than they did before.