It is almost intolerable that we can continue on this current path by allowing the commanders to be in charge at the level they are.

My first question--either Dr. Ford or Mr. Largent could help answer this--is about secondary spectrum markets.

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A financially sound FHA is an essential component in the recovery of the housing market.

Eventually, FHA should play a more limited role, in my judgment, in the mortgage market and help encourage the private sector to reassert its primacy.

So, the short answer is: government.

I remain concerned that we must reform our present housing finance programs, and in doing so, we must remain mindful of the need to limit the exposure of taxpayers to additional financial losses.

Is a reduction in market share a goal of this administration?

I love it when people agree on things. And it looks like we're all agreeing on: we need more spectrum.

It's important because it provides mortgage insurance for the construction of multifamily housing, hospitals, healthcare facilities.

It's too soon to tell.

This strikes me as not fair, but it also strikes me as leading to a perverse outcome.

Obviously, $943 million is a lot of money and is of great concern to us, or to me.

In order to avoid this problem, could HUD require lenders to set up an escrow account where, as with forward mortgages, property taxes, and insurance are paid out of that account and then added to the mortgage balance?

I look forward to working with my colleagues in both the House and Senate to enact a responsible budget compromise.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) faces many challenges in balancing the goal of strengthening responsible homeownership while minimizing the financial risk to FHA and the taxpayer.

The Administration has made several announcements regarding existing housing programs, yet there is much more that must be done to stabilize the housing market and reinvigorate private sector participation.