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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

And I’m the kind of manager that doesn’t believe that you micro-manage professionals. They should understand their responsibility and carry out those responsibility.

You can’t rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It’s what many of the civil rights-era people don’t understand.

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

The funding we announce today will help provide homes and vital services to those who need them most.