One of the things we've found... it was virtually impossible to figure out who was holding the mortgage...

it's important to look at the broad dimensions of the program, still.

We are inviting our Republican colleagues from states like Arizona, where the law enforcement officials have invited them to join us in this effort, to step forward, show the political courage to join us and work with us.

If we fail to stop our own approaching tsunami of red ink, then the futures of our children and our grandchildren will be damaged by our negligence.

I would like to endorse support for community banks.

I think the current pay structures are incentivizing servicers to either not modify or just continue with their behavior.

several years ago, I introduced a bill to change the bankruptcy law to say that the primary residence could be considered for modification of the mortgage debt by the bankruptcy court

Thank you.

I couldn't agree with you more.

Mortgages would not be made today, but for the fact that Fannie and Freddie are standing behind those mortgages.

Treasury must do a better job of holding servicers accountable.

we're going to continue to work to make sure that we can reach a larger fraction of homeowners at risk of foreclosure.

I really think the program should be mandatory so that people follow it, or at least have real teeth.

I respect them, I've worked with them, and I've been told, you know, by many people, 'They're not the problem.'

She was a mentor, to all she was a friend, but to you she was family.

The love in this sanctuary is a testament to a life lived righteously.

Let us honor her life by changing this country for the better as long as we are blessed to live.

It is the Federal Government's responsibility to enforce the law and secure our borders.