"I appreciate that this is a tough job and that it is not easy serving in an acting capacity for nearly 4 years."
"I am concerned that Mr. DeMarco has used his wide latitude in regulating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make a number of controversial decisions during his tenure."
"I have been urging my colleagues to begin the work of reforming the GSEs because without action from this committee, Acting Director DeMarco will have to continue to take it upon himself to do the wor..."
"I think you agree that the Congress should be convening hearings on specific GSE reform proposals."
"I think we can start down the road to talking about what this perhaps private-public partnership can be."
"I am very concerned about any proposed reduction in the committee's 2013 budget."
"I could use whatever assistance we can get."
"We really need to see this at work, and how it works."
"We desperately need this. And when we try and compete with Wall Street, with New York, with Chicago, what have you, for these people, it is difficult."
"I don't know at this point what that is, but I do know, to the degree that we are able to expedite the tremendous responsibilities we have, we could use whatever assistance we can get."
"It is my hope that both Republicans and Democrats can come together to construct a more balanced approach to addressing the deficit."
"FHA has long been a focus for me."