Brad Sherman actually said...

That may be a noble goal, but we also have to protect taxpayers from the precipitous removal of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

But we are in a crisis. The economy is fragile. And we need to be practical.

The average non-homeowning family in this country has an average net worth, value of everything they own in the world, of under $5,000.

The mortgage interest deduction is going nowhere. The sun will disappear before it goes away.