Mike Johanns: “It just occurs to me with the passage of Dodd-Frank, it incorporates the Volcker Rule and a whole host of other things.”

But to anyone who might be listening in who is wondering if is it time to give up, it is not.

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

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…

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…