Mike Johanns: “I have always had a very strong and special interest in the issues that affect this very important industry.”

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?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It is Congress who will create the next housing finance system and that the next housing finance system is not the conservatorship of the FHFA.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Joseph S. Hezir, of Virginia, to…