We have been plagued by the problem of property flipping joined with predatory lending.

That is why Senator Sarbanes and I requested the GAO study and why we asked the Committee to evaluate whether a Federal protection is still necessary for real estate appraisers, whether the regulatory structure has become perhaps too…

I want to thank you and Senator Reed for holding this very important hearing.

Bad appraisers are the enablers of this destructive and criminal process.

Back current legislation for 27.5 percent tariffs on Chinese goods.

As you know, we have been trying to get some data on which PHA's were not spending their capital funds in a timely manner.

I again commend my colleague Senator Durbin and other Subcommittee Members for today's hearing on the critical role of nurses.

I might say first off that nurses helped save my life. I would not be here were it not for nurses.