Mike Johanns: “If this would have been in place a few years ago when the market collapsed, we would have had a firewall in front of the…”

I think it would be beneficial.

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

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.