Barney Frank: “I know people in my district who have gone to jail for writing bad checks for $1,000 and yet these people are still…”

I think it is clear that Fannie and Freddie are sufficiently secure so they are in no great danger.

I want to respond to Ms. Waggoner who reads the bill--yes, you read the bill; you don't read every other line.

Critically I made sure that the United States reserve the right to maintain and enforce existing sanctions and even to deploy new sanctions to address those continuing concerns which we fully intend to do when circumstances warrant.

People around the world have learned they can claim asylum and remain in the U.S. indefinitely to pursue their claims.