and full funding of nahasda is an important way to manifest that obligation. just as in any community, housing is an essential component of a civil society. what nahasda provides is to not only deal with the backlog of housing needs which are many, certainly the dollars that are presently available are not keeping up with the -- with the need that is out there in these tribal communities, for sure, but also allows for the maintenance of the housing that's currently in place. the difficulty, of course, with a funding level which is the same as it was a decade ago and a backlog of housing needs is that as the housing that has been developed ages more and more of the dollars are necessary to maintaining and improving existing housing which further increases the backlog of available housing. i would just suggest to my colleagues -- and i know many of my colleagues have done this -- visit the communities, visit these communities and talk to them about the housing needs, take a look at the conditions that many are left to live in and you'll find that while this prog

am confirmed, to working with -- with you and with your staff and other committee members as the nahasda reauthorization perhaps moves forward, and on issues related to our nation's tribal community. >> i have been handed a note that representative joaquin castro is here. mayor castro, a 2012 hud report found that san antonio had not administered 2008 neighborhood civilization program grant in accordance with program rules. can you tell me what happened with that grant and how the city addressed this issue and what your involvement was as mayor? >> yes. thank you very much for the question, chairman johnson. the -- the hud ig did issue preliminary findings with respect to the neighborhood stabilization program in the city of san antonio. after consulting with city of san antonio staff, the city of san antonio staff provided backup documentation to clarify those preliminary findings. at the end of the day, about $125,000 was paid back with nonfederal funds. city of san antonio funds. as soon as the counsel and i learned about that issue, we were supportive of corrective measures that were