Mike Johanns: “If we have any role here, it is to protect the public.”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I will continue to push this legislation, but many of its provisions are things that HUD has the flexibility to implement on its own.

Could you do that and make it crystal clear to the public that you confirm that the role of conservator... is to be the bridge builder?

I just hope we are not over-engineering something here.