Mike Johanns: “Somebody watching this hearing must be so frustrated, we can get billions out, we can buy General Motors overnight, but…”

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

Just a word or two to both leaders. Thank you so much for your kind words. I also want to say thank you for mentioning my wife Stephanie. This has been a remarkable partnership for a lot of years, and I could not have done what I did…

Our job is to try to figure out how we deal with that puzzle, that very difficult issue of how to provide services to people who need it.

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?