HUD ASKS FOR $4 BILLION MORE AFTER SPENDING MILLIONS ON LOBBYING CONGRESS???The news broke this week that Obama wants to equalize housing for everyone. Social engineering is nothing new in this day of Obama. State s rights mean nothing to this group and if you disagree you re called a heartless racist. The HUD secretary, Julian Castro, was on Capitol Hill this week to testify about the HUD budget asking for $4 billion more. Below are two videos of Cong. Sean Duffy going at it with Castro. Please take the time to listen to the conversation. Castro gives ZERO information to Duffy. Doesn t that tell you something? HUD is just another bloated government entity that s actually lobbying the very body that they are part of Congress(see below)! Does this offend you as much as it does me?  In the new President s Budget, HUD s funding level will increase to $49.3 billion, nearly $4 billion more than Fiscal Year 2015 s enacted level.  A MUST WATCH! SEAN DUFFY(WI) WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO ACTUALLY ASKED CASTRO FOR SPECIFICS AND GOT NONE: The findings from HUD s internal watchdog expose a system in which offices around the country funded by the federal housing agency used tax dollars to campaign for favorable policies and larger budgets, government watchdogs found.The failure to police such expenditures gives good reason for taxpayers to be angry, experts told The Washington Times. You re using federal money to lobby Congress to get more federal money,  said Mark Calabria, a former HUD official who then spent seven years overseeing the agency as a Senate staff member working with the Banking Committee. This is directly taking money that has been allocated by Congress to helping poor people and it s being diverted to lobbying,  he said.Investigators said the housing agencies in cities across the U.S. failed to disclose roughly $2.5 million they spent on lobbying   and that was only at nine of the 12 agencies that report engaging in lobbying activities.However, watchdogs worry that undisclosed lobbying still could be occurring at the 3,200 other agencies HUD oversees, but which do not acknowledge engaging in any lobbying at all.For a lack of control that has allowed its various offices to violate transparency and spending laws   and take money that could have been used to provide housing   the Department of Housing and Urban Development wins this week s Golden Hammer, a distinction given out by The Washington Times to mark examples of waste, fraud and abuse with taxpayer money.The Philadelphia Housing Authority failed to disclose lobbying activities for which it spent as much as $660,000 during the period 2006 to 2010, the report found. It also improperly spent $48,500 in federal funds on lobbying activities conducted through law firms, which the agency should be required to repay, the HUD inspector general said.The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh failed to disclose lobbying activities on which it improperly spent as much as $80,000 in federal funds in 2004 and 2005, and Home Forward in Portland, Oregon, failed to disclose lobbying activities conducted on its behalf.While inspectors think the examined housing agencies may have wasted only $129,000 in federal money, they cautioned the problem could be affecting many more offices than the ones investigators reviewed, and suggested a further investigation of the problem. Because HUD failed to implement adequate policies to monitor agencies  compliance with lobbying requirements HUD lacked assurance that other agencies did not spend Federal funds on lobbying activities or violate other lobbying-related requirements,  the inspector general report, released last week, found.HUD officials said the  extremely small sample size  investigators looked at does not warrant extensive changes at the agency to correct problems, and that additional steps to  obtain, track and retain lobbying certificates and disclosures is not a necessary remedy. In light of these facts, the recommendations are overly burdensome to implement in relation to limited error rate and limited staff resources,  said a letter signed by Milan Ozdinec, the deputy assistant secretary in charge of public housing. The suggestion that HUD staff take proactive steps to detect violations related to lobbying activities would present an enormous challenge to HUD staff,  the statement said.  To require staff to run queries on approximately 3,200 [public housing agencies] does not appear to be an effective control to cover 12 or so exception cases. The lobbying issues have escalated beyond the scope of a single watchdog, bringing in investigators from HUD s internal Office of Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office and the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Millions of Americans who have fallen on hard times   veterans, single mothers, their children   they all rely on HUD s programs,  said Rep. Sean Duffy, Wisconsin Republican and chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.The agency s funding  should not be diverted to illegal lobbying efforts or overpaying a lobbyist,  said Mr. Duffy, at a Wednesday committee hearing examining HUD s policies.Part of the problem, the inspector general report found, was that HUD rarely monitored the housing agencies and instead relied on their word they were complying with lobbying laws. HUD accepted and relied on agencies  certifications and disclosures without performing additional verification,  the IG report found.  HUD lacked reasonable assurance that agencies did not spend federal funds on lobbying activities, and the lack of accurate lobbying disclosures could create an appearance of a lack of transparency. HUD officials from the top down have urged their members and member agencies to lobby Congress in order to protect their interests.Last year, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan told an audience at the National Leagues of Cities Conference in Washington that local HUD officials should be lobbying their congressional representatives to restore funding to key programs.The same year, the agency s deputy secretary sent an e-mail to more than 1,000 people asking them to call senators in support of a funding bill for HUD, according to the Government Accountability Office. It is critical that your Senator hears from you NOW,  the e-mail read.  We need to maintain the current level of Republican support for the Senate [bill], acquire other Republican supporters and ensure vocal and active support from Democratic senators. The message then included a list of 17 U.S. senators that HUD wanted the public to focus on.Instead of using its time and resources lobbying Congress, HUD officials would be better off running their programs more efficiently, Mr. Calabria said. We the taxpayers are having to pay the public housing industry to lobby Congress on its own behalf,  said Mr. Calabria, the director of Financial Regulations Studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank.  If JP Morgan had used TARP money to go lobby Congress, we d all be greatly offended. Read more: WTMAXINE WATERS SPEAKS ABOUT HOW REPUBLICANS WANT TO JUST THROW EVERYONE OUT ON THE STREE (SARCASM) NOTICE THAT SHE CALLS HUD HOUSING  OUR NATIONAL HOUSING SYSTEM :  Today, we gather to discuss the  Future of Housing in America.  But frankly, if left to my Republican colleagues, that future looks very bleak for many of our most vulnerable populations,  said Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee. But as we will see here today, my colleagues have no interest in strengthening our national housing system. Their priorities are clearly reflected in the recently passed HUD funding bill, which drives investment in this agency down to historic lows   undercutting programs which help families reach housing stability,  Waters continued.HERE S DUFFY WITH SOME GREAT QUESTIONS FOR CASTRO FROM FEB 2015: Government News
had asks for billion more after spending millions on lobbying congress the news broke week obama wants equalizer housing everyone social engineering nothing new day obama state rights mean nothing group disagree called harmless racist the had secretary julian castro capitol hill week testify had budget asking billion below two videos cong sean duffy going castro please take time listen conversation castro gives zero information duffy doesn tell something had another bloated government entity actually lobbying body part congress see does offend much in new president budget had funding level increase billion nearly billion fiscal year enacted level a must watch sean duffy wi was the only one who actually asked castro for specifics and got none the findings had internal watchdog expose system offices around country funded federal housing agency used tax dollars campaign favorable policies larger budgets government watchdog failure police expenditures gives good reason taxpayers angry experts told the washington times you using federal money lobby congress get federal money said mark malaria former had official spent seven years overseeing agency senate staff member working banking committee this directly taking money allocated congress helping poor people diverted lobbying said housing agencies cities across failed disclose roughly million spent lobbying nine agencies report engaging lobbying watchdog worry undisclosed lobbying still could occurring agencies had oversees acknowledge engaging lobbying lack control allowed various offices violate transparency spending laws take money could used provide housing department housing urban development wins week golden hammer distinction given the washington times mark examples waste fraud abuse taxpayer philadelphia housing authority failed disclose lobbying activities spent much period report found it also improperly spent federal funds lobbying activities conducted law firms agency required repay had inspector general housing authority city pittsburgh failed disclose lobbying activities improperly spent much federal funds home forward portland oregon failed disclose lobbying activities conducted inspectors think examined housing agencies may wasted federal money cautioned problem could affecting many offices ones investigators reviewed suggested investigation problem because had failed implement adequate policies monitor agencies compliance lobbying requirements had lacked assurance agencies spend federal funds lobbying activities violate requirements inspector general report released last week officials said extremely small sample size investigators looked warrant extensive changes agency correct problems additional steps obtain track retain lobbying certificates disclosures necessary remedy in light facts recommendations overly burdensome implement relation limited error rate limited staff resources said letter signed milan ozdinec deputy assistant secretary charge public housing the suggestion had staff take proactive steps detect violations related lobbying activities would present enormous challenge had staff statement said to require staff run queries approximately public housing agencies appear effective control cover exception cases the lobbying issues escalated beyond scope single watchdog bringing investigators had internal office inspector general government accountability office house financial services subcommittee oversight investigations millions americans fallen hard times veterans single mothers children rely had programs said sean duffy wisconsin republican chairman house financial services subcommittee oversight agency funding diverted illegal lobbying efforts overtaking lobbyist said duffy wednesday committee hearing examining had problem inspector general report found had rarely monitored housing agencies instead relied word complying lobbying laws had accepted relied agencies certifications disclosures without performing additional verification ig report found had lacked reasonable assurance agencies spend federal funds lobbying activities lack accurate lobbying disclosures could create appearance lack transparency had officials top urged members member agencies lobby congress order protect year had secretary shaun donovan told audience national leagues cities conference washington local had officials lobbying congressional representatives restore funding key year agency deputy secretary sent people asking call senators support funding bill had according government accountability office it critical senator hears now read we need maintain current level republican support senate bill acquire republican supporters ensure vocal active support democratic senators the message included list senators had wanted public focus using time resources lobbying congress had officials would better running programs efficiently malaria said we taxpayers pay public housing industry lobby congress behalf said malaria director financial regulations studies cat institute libertarian if jp morgan used trap money go lobby congress greatly offended read wtmaxine waters speaks about how republicans want to just throw everyone out on the tree sarcasm notice that she calls had housing our national housing system today gather discuss future housing america but frankly left republican colleagues future looks bleak many vulnerable populations said congressman marine waters ranking member financial services committee but see today colleagues interest strengthening national housing system their priorities clearly reflected recently passed had funding bill drives investment agency historic lows undercutting programs help families reach housing stability waters s duffy with some great questions for castro from feb government news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: HUD ASKS FOR $4 BILLION MORE AFTER SPENDING MILLIONS ON LOBBYING CONGRESS???The news broke this week that Obama wants to equalize housing for everyone. Social engineering is nothing new in this day of Obama. State s rights mean nothing to this group and if you disagree you re called a heartless racist. The HUD secretary, Julian Castro, was on Capitol Hill this week to testify about the HUD budget asking for $4 billion more. Below are two videos of Cong. Sean Duffy going at it with Castro. Please take the time to listen to the conversation. Castro gives ZERO information to Duffy. Doesn t that tell you something? HUD is just another bloated government entity that s actually lobbying the very body that they are part of Congress(see below)! Does this offend you as much as it does me?  In the new President s Budget, HUD s funding level will increase to $49.3 billion, nearly $4 billion more than Fiscal Year 2015 s enacted level.  A MUST WATCH! SEAN DUFFY(WI) WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO ACTUALLY ASKED CASTRO FOR SPECIFICS AND GOT NONE: The findings from HUD s internal watchdog expose a system in which offices around the country funded by the federal housing agency used tax dollars to campaign for favorable policies and larger budgets, government watchdogs found.The failure to police such expenditures gives good reason for taxpayers to be angry, experts told The Washington Times. You re using federal money to lobby Congress to get more federal money,  said Mark Calabria, a former HUD official who then spent seven years overseeing the agency as a Senate staff member working with the Banking Committee. This is directly taking money that has been allocated by Congress to helping poor people and it s being diverted to lobbying,  he said.Investigators said the housing agencies in cities across the U.S. failed to disclose roughly $2.5 million they spent on lobbying   and that was only at nine of the 12 agencies that report engaging in lobbying activities.However, watchdogs worry that undisclosed lobbying still could be occurring at the 3,200 other agencies HUD oversees, but which do not acknowledge engaging in any lobbying at all.For a lack of control that has allowed its various offices to violate transparency and spending laws   and take money that could have been used to provide housing   the Department of Housing and Urban Development wins this week s Golden Hammer, a distinction given out by The Washington Times to mark examples of waste, fraud and abuse with taxpayer money.The Philadelphia Housing Authority failed to disclose lobbying activities for which it spent as much as $660,000 during the period 2006 to 2010, the report found. It also improperly spent $48,500 in federal funds on lobbying activities conducted through law firms, which the agency should be required to repay, the HUD inspector general said.The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh failed to disclose lobbying activities on which it improperly spent as much as $80,000 in federal funds in 2004 and 2005, and Home Forward in Portland, Oregon, failed to disclose lobbying activities conducted on its behalf.While inspectors think the examined housing agencies may have wasted only $129,000 in federal money, they cautioned the problem could be affecting many more offices than the ones investigators reviewed, and suggested a further investigation of the problem. Because HUD failed to implement adequate policies to monitor agencies  compliance with lobbying requirements HUD lacked assurance that other agencies did not spend Federal funds on lobbying activities or violate other lobbying-related requirements,  the inspector general report, released last week, found.HUD officials said the  extremely small sample size  investigators looked at does not warrant extensive changes at the agency to correct problems, and that additional steps to  obtain, track and retain lobbying certificates and disclosures is not a necessary remedy. In light of these facts, the recommendations are overly burdensome to implement in relation to limited error rate and limited staff resources,  said a letter signed by Milan Ozdinec, the deputy assistant secretary in charge of public housing. The suggestion that HUD staff take proactive steps to detect violations related to lobbying activities would present an enormous challenge to HUD staff,  the statement said.  To require staff to run queries on approximately 3,200 [public housing agencies] does not appear to be an effective control to cover 12 or so exception cases. The lobbying issues have escalated beyond the scope of a single watchdog, bringing in investigators from HUD s internal Office of Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office and the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Millions of Americans who have fallen on hard times   veterans, single mothers, their children   they all rely on HUD s programs,  said Rep. Sean Duffy, Wisconsin Republican and chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.The agency s funding  should not be diverted to illegal lobbying efforts or overpaying a lobbyist,  said Mr. Duffy, at a Wednesday committee hearing examining HUD s policies.Part of the problem, the inspector general report found, was that HUD rarely monitored the housing agencies and instead relied on their word they were complying with lobbying laws. HUD accepted and relied on agencies  certifications and disclosures without performing additional verification,  the IG report found.  HUD lacked reasonable assurance that agencies did not spend federal funds on lobbying activities, and the lack of accurate lobbying disclosures could create an appearance of a lack of transparency. HUD officials from the top down have urged their members and member agencies to lobby Congress in order to protect their interests.Last year, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan told an audience at the National Leagues of Cities Conference in Washington that local HUD officials should be lobbying their congressional representatives to restore funding to key programs.The same year, the agency s deputy secretary sent an e-mail to more than 1,000 people asking them to call senators in support of a funding bill for HUD, according to the Government Accountability Office. It is critical that your Senator hears from you NOW,  the e-mail read.  We need to maintain the current level of Republican support for the Senate [bill], acquire other Republican supporters and ensure vocal and active support from Democratic senators. The message then included a list of 17 U.S. senators that HUD wanted the public to focus on.Instead of using its time and resources lobbying Congress, HUD officials would be better off running their programs more efficiently, Mr. Calabria said. We the taxpayers are having to pay the public housing industry to lobby Congress on its own behalf,  said Mr. Calabria, the director of Financial Regulations Studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank.  If JP Morgan had used TARP money to go lobby Congress, we d all be greatly offended. Read more: WTMAXINE WATERS SPEAKS ABOUT HOW REPUBLICANS WANT TO JUST THROW EVERYONE OUT ON THE STREE (SARCASM) NOTICE THAT SHE CALLS HUD HOUSING  OUR NATIONAL HOUSING SYSTEM :  Today, we gather to discuss the  Future of Housing in America.  But frankly, if left to my Republican colleagues, that future looks very bleak for many of our most vulnerable populations,  said Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee. But as we will see here today, my colleagues have no interest in strengthening our national housing system. Their priorities are clearly reflected in the recently passed HUD funding bill, which drives investment in this agency down to historic lows   undercutting programs which help families reach housing stability,  Waters continued.HERE S DUFFY WITH SOME GREAT QUESTIONS FOR CASTRO FROM FEB 2015: Government News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: had asks for billion more after spending millions on lobbying congress the news broke week obama wants equalizer housing everyone social engineering nothing new day obama state rights mean nothing group disagree called harmless racist the had secretary julian castro capitol hill week testify had budget asking billion below two videos cong sean duffy going castro please take time listen conversation castro gives zero information duffy doesn tell something had another bloated government entity actually lobbying body part congress see does offend much in new president budget had funding level increase billion nearly billion fiscal year enacted level a must watch sean duffy wi was the only one who actually asked castro for specifics and got none the findings had internal watchdog expose system offices around country funded federal housing agency used tax dollars campaign favorable policies larger budgets government watchdog failure police expenditures gives good reason taxpayers angry experts told the washington times you using federal money lobby congress get federal money said mark malaria former had official spent seven years overseeing agency senate staff member working banking committee this directly taking money allocated congress helping poor people diverted lobbying said housing agencies cities across failed disclose roughly million spent lobbying nine agencies report engaging lobbying watchdog worry undisclosed lobbying still could occurring agencies had oversees acknowledge engaging lobbying lack control allowed various offices violate transparency spending laws take money could used provide housing department housing urban development wins week golden hammer distinction given the washington times mark examples waste fraud abuse taxpayer philadelphia housing authority failed disclose lobbying activities spent much period report found it also improperly spent federal funds lobbying activities conducted law firms agency required repay had inspector general housing authority city pittsburgh failed disclose lobbying activities improperly spent much federal funds home forward portland oregon failed disclose lobbying activities conducted inspectors think examined housing agencies may wasted federal money cautioned problem could affecting many offices ones investigators reviewed suggested investigation problem because had failed implement adequate policies monitor agencies compliance lobbying requirements had lacked assurance agencies spend federal funds lobbying activities violate requirements inspector general report released last week officials said extremely small sample size investigators looked warrant extensive changes agency correct problems additional steps obtain track retain lobbying certificates disclosures necessary remedy in light facts recommendations overly burdensome implement relation limited error rate limited staff resources said letter signed milan ozdinec deputy assistant secretary charge public housing the suggestion had staff take proactive steps detect violations related lobbying activities would present enormous challenge had staff statement said to require staff run queries approximately public housing agencies appear effective control cover exception cases the lobbying issues escalated beyond scope single watchdog bringing investigators had internal office inspector general government accountability office house financial services subcommittee oversight investigations millions americans fallen hard times veterans single mothers children rely had programs said sean duffy wisconsin republican chairman house financial services subcommittee oversight agency funding diverted illegal lobbying efforts overtaking lobbyist said duffy wednesday committee hearing examining had problem inspector general report found had rarely monitored housing agencies instead relied word complying lobbying laws had accepted relied agencies certifications disclosures without performing additional verification ig report found had lacked reasonable assurance agencies spend federal funds lobbying activities lack accurate lobbying disclosures could create appearance lack transparency had officials top urged members member agencies lobby congress order protect year had secretary shaun donovan told audience national leagues cities conference washington local had officials lobbying congressional representatives restore funding key year agency deputy secretary sent people asking call senators support funding bill had according government accountability office it critical senator hears now read we need maintain current level republican support senate bill acquire republican supporters ensure vocal active support democratic senators the message included list senators had wanted public focus using time resources lobbying congress had officials would better running programs efficiently malaria said we taxpayers pay public housing industry lobby congress behalf said malaria director financial regulations studies cat institute libertarian if jp morgan used trap money go lobby congress greatly offended read wtmaxine waters speaks about how republicans want to just throw everyone out on the tree sarcasm notice that she calls had housing our national housing system today gather discuss future housing america but frankly left republican colleagues future looks bleak many vulnerable populations said congressman marine waters ranking member financial services committee but see today colleagues interest strengthening national housing system their priorities clearly reflected recently passed had funding bill drives investment agency historic lows undercutting programs help families reach housing stability waters s duffy with some great questions for castro from feb government news