Christopher Dodd actually said...

"The Committee will come to order again this morning, and let me welcome everyone to the Committee hearing this morning."

"Many feel as though if you could do something on principal forgiveness, making it possible for that value, the equity to be able to increase and exceed the value."

"But we all recognize, I think most of us do, the value they are playing right now in terms of stabilizing the market."

"I know Senator Isakson shares that view, so we are interested in hearing what you have to say about that."