I would then argue that the assets are much bigger than $3 trillion, if you look at what the United States Government actually owns.

So it is bigger than just the accounting issue, and I think you have called that out in this Committee before.

Good on you and good on the Federal Government to get $100 billion out.

We have got to go big at this point, given the size of the financial crisis and the irresponsibility we have seen up here over the last 20 years--among both parties.

We have a budget process that has only worked four times in 40 years.

There are four words that I have not heard up here in one year that I used to hear every day in business, and that is, 'We cannot afford it.'

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