Mike Johanns: “Even though I did not support it, I want it implemented right.”

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…

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.

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.