The national interest, I think, requires that we are able to have vehicles that move money to small businesses.

I would like to thank the Chair for holding these hearings and hope that it actually leads to a markup.

We are focused on sustainable housing finance, the old system.

What was not sustainable is the old system where Fannie and Freddie had private shareholders and private management.

the Republican tax cut adds another $150 billion to $200 billion a year

One problem is the availability of affordable housing. We need to build more apartments, condos, and homes.

every Republican speaker in this committee has always had the debt chart up there and suddenly it disappeared

But to blame this on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is absurd.

I would urge you first to get legal counsel, to know what your responsibilities are, and second, to discuss with other Cabinet officers how you would implement Section 4 of the 25th Amendment.

Now, I opposed this deal because the restrictions on Iran's nuclear programs were temporary but U.S. obligations under the deal are permanent.

I want to commend you for having the debt clock up behind the witnesses.

The idea that we would be giving money to the Burmese Government to help it achieve its objectives... seems absurd.