Senator Reed from Rhode Island and I are introducing legislation to fix a servicing model that has caused foreclosure fraud and homeowner abuse in Ohio and across the Nation.

If we act precipitously, as some have suggested, the already fragile housing market and the overall economy could be severely affected.

There is bipartisan agreement that we need to restructure Fannie and Freddie and limit the Government's role in the mortgage market.

I think it is important to note that there is bipartisan agreement that we need to restructure Fannie and Freddie.

Many people, the best form of housing for them is affordable, decent rental housing.

It is very important that we try to bring this to bed as quickly as we can.

I think the Nation, Congress, regulators, were obsessed with home ownership in terms of that as the primary housing policy.

the most important thing we could do to really turn around our education system in terms of dollars put in and the returns that we get is pre-k, pre-k, pre-k.

I take it that you have concluded that when you provide resources for quality early education, that you certainly set the stage for school success for these children moving forward.

I think part of the problem is not that it isn't worth fighting--because I do believe that it is.

I think it would be a mistake, a big mistake, to go down that road again.

As long as it's conditions-based, I agree with you.

I think the extent to which someone--and I think that someone may end up being you, General--ought to be able to articulate our objectives in a way that the American people can see the importance to our national security here at home.

The American people have to remain behind our military, and we've seen the consequences, unfortunately, in our Nation's history when that doesn't happen.

I guess you are looking at the glass being half-full and I am looking at it being half-empty.

It is sort of like the Federal Government and spending. Our debt keeps getting bigger and bigger.

I think too often the agencies believe that this is a nuisance to be avoided, and they do not treat the requester as a customer.

I think that was one of the most important things that we were able to do in the legislation, the Open Government Act, is to create an ombudsman that could help the requester narrow the request and to get what they want as opposed to…