I think I should use this time to get a little mean and to talk about the way that this Bank has been unfairly attacked.

I feel like the greatest country in the world is being not only pushed around, but taken advantage of.

We have to change this. We have to do something about it.

Does anyone believe that these individual instances of corruption by bad actors point to systemic corruption throughout the Congress? And I also wonder if any Republican Members support shutting the House down. I don't think so.

I am highly skeptical that any of the issues or solutions we will consider today can be described as a serious effort to do so.

I would like to focus on how this decision will benefit first-time home buyers, low- and moderate-income families, and minorities.

I am very concerned about any proposed reduction in the committee's 2015 budget.

I would like to take a moment to remind them that when the private sector virtually left our struggling housing market during the worst of the crisis, the FHA stepped up and provided the liquidity that kept it afloat.

That is substantial.

I must admit, I was somewhat torn when Mr. Watt received this appointment.

When there was a need for tough negotiations, Barney Frank turned to Mel Watt.