I am all for efficiency, but you also need some redundancy in the system in case one location goes down.

I just hope you will look at the Conway issue.

I know you spent a lot of time with it, and showed a lot of determination to get it right.

Effective oversight will be crucial in preventing and detecting cases of waste and abuse, and I am hopeful that the Secretary will join us in seeking to increase efficiency within HUD.

I'm very concerned about border corruption down along the United States-Mexican border.

I do not know if your Department is participating in that.

the CDBG program is a critical tool, about $800 million directly to serve housing and other kinds of infrastructure needs in rural areas

the New Madrid Seismic Zone...is predicted to be--heaven forbid--a very serious threat in terms of catastrophic damage

When will this report be delivered to the President and when will you and Secretary Napolitano be available to speak with the Congress about it?

I do not think I can support more funding unless we know that those tax dollars are going to be spent effectively and be spent wisely.

the President announced that you and Secretary Napolitano would lead a long-term disaster recovery working group