Barbara Boxer actually said...

"If you have paid your mortgage all along through all these difficult times, and it is at a high interest rate, but you never missed a payment... you should be rewarded with a program like this."

"The Federal Government should not be profiting from borrowers paying higher interest rates than they should have to."

"We want you to know that homeowners do want to be responsible. These borrowers need an opportunity."

"This particular shared appreciation modification program not only would minimize foreclosures, it would increase property values."