mr. chairman , i yield myself such time as i may consume .  i take the chairman of the committee , my good friend , at his word ; but i have to point out the language of the resolution does increase the allocation for community development and regional development programs by $ 1.1 billion more than the president requests .  but it is still $ 1.5 billion below this year 's level adjusted for inflation .  what we have done in our resolution is to make amply clear that the cdbg will survive intact and will be fully funded , not suffer some crippling cut , as we have provided $ 9 billion more than their resolution for community development programs over 5 years .  that will guarantee , virtually , if the committees are willing , that the cdbg and other important regional development and community development programs will not have to be cut .  