Jaimie Ross Quotes (9 Quotes)

We're flush with revenue and there's no economic crisis. I can't imagine their excuse for not fully funding these programs this year.

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

There was a time when people could say, 'Oh that's just the Keys,' but it's not just the Keys anymore. We're seeing hyperinflation in property values across the state, so it's affecting police officers, nurses, teachers and other low-paid professionals in a lot of places.

Real estate prices are so high and people of the low-income pay scale desperately need those public housing units. If they're proceeding cautiously because they do want to serve the population they serve, that's a good thing.

There is nothing that legislators can do this session that is more important than the affordable housing trust fund, allocating full funding from that.

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.

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

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

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.