I have a very simple second-degree amendment actually supporting the underlying amendment. But what my second degree does is it simply says that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be subject to the same limits. Everybody has been talking…

I think the case has been made that Fannie and Freddie are too big. There is no question they are too big. We have also had almost 2 years to deal with it, but we haven't done anything.

the American people are tired. They are tired of the government spending money that it does not have while they are forced to make tough decisions about their own family's budgets. But more importantly, the American people are tired of the…

We appreciate you holding this hearing today.

My legislation provides space for appropriate residential and commercial development, as well as for traditional uses.

This bill will do two things for Elko County. First: it will convey approximately 300 acres of lands managed by the BLM to Elko County to be used as a dedicated motocross facility.

The Elko County Board of Commissioners is in unanimous and strong support of the proposed S. 3185

There is a lot of spin that happened in your terminology in dealing with all these financial products.

The financial markets, I believe, got over-levered. I think lending standards declined.

I hope that is what the financial regulatory reform focuses on.

One of the clarifying points is even if Goldman Sachs did not make it, the executives did.

I think that Wall Street definitely had a role in the financial crisis, but I also think we have a responsibility here on our end.