I am talking about current.

In other words, you did not have any big losses on your market.

I think there comes a time when you take emergency actions, and if we are in that situation and in a market situation where we need emergency powers, all you have to do is come here and ask.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I listened to Chairman Bernanke's assessment of the economy in the speech he made yesterday, and he was pretty optimistic.

As long as there are government-sponsored enterprises, we are on the hook.

Do you agree that low down payment and no down payment loans were a significant contributor to the housing bubble?

Does it concern you that the only way to prop up the housing market is to put the taxpayer on the hook?

Some disturbing news just was released at 8:30 this morning that new claims for unemployment went up 28,000 from last week to 478,000.

I am troubled that the Administration has not put any plan or any complete plan to deal with them.

We must get our debt problems under control, and there is no better time thank now. That is why I have been down here demanding that this bill be paid for. I support the programs in the bill we are discussing. And, if the extension of…