Mike Johanns: “I tend to favor the council. The idea of the Federal Reserve I think is just fraught with a lot of problems.”

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…

Somehow we have got to figure out a better way, because at the most important time in this person's life, when they are crying out for help, it should be a simple, straight-forward pathway to access that help.

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

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.