I thank the chairman. Imagine that you are on the bank of a river. It's deep in winter. It's a peaceful scene. You look out on the river, and it's frozen. There's a deep current of cold water under the ice. But then you see a small child…

We are not going to be able to revive our economy until we fix the housing market.

I thank the gentlewoman. As Republicans and Democrats, let's talk about what this bill does. This bill shuts down a Federal program which spends money. Every dime of that money, of the over 1,000 million dollars, has already been spent…

I reclaim my time. One thousand million dollars and $29 billion of authorization, 2 years of a failed program, and the week before we come to the floor, you file a bill. You file a bill. I'm sorry to say to the ranking member, you can file…

It was the person that you wrote the check to. You have to buy it, and you wrote the check out. So you know who the owner is.

Well, let me ask you this: The IG said they couldn't trace some of this money, and I think we've all figured that out. If we don't know whom we're paying----

And I would say to the Chair--and I appreciate that--that if any of my colleagues want to buy this property and think it's a good investment, they can hire painters and Realtors and put all these people to work, but the taxpayers, they're…

Well, there you go again. Instead of talking about this program, you want to talk about the Brazil cotton deal, or you want to talk about Afghanistan. And I'll talk about those. But before I do, I have a question for you, for my colleagues…

Let's tear it down. I agree with you. And let's make the person who owns it tear it down. And this idea that this person can't be found, that this person---- I would ask for order. Announcement by the Chair The CHAIR. The Chair will remind…

Now, let's talk about this Brazilian cotton, and let me tell you, if I were you--I'd say to the Chair, if I were the ranking member, I would talk about anything but buying this property and fixing it up. I'd do anything to avoid that…

I would like to address two things that the minority has raised. One is they've talked about fairness. And I will tell you that there's nothing fair about this program. In fact, it's an unfair program. It's unfair for most Americans. The…

I thank the gentleman. We are talking about our soldiers, our veterans. What do they do? They fight for our freedom, for our national defense. What is the greatest threat to our country now? What is the greatest threat to our national…