Barney Frank: “I think that if you said that--now, there is an alternative in terms of the regional presidents, which would have them…”

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

It was a great mistake to push lower income people into housing they couldn't afford and couldn't really handle once they had it.

One thing that not only Barney Frank, Ms. Barnes and also Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice O'Connor agreed on is that that Kelo decision stripped those three words out of the Fifth Amendment, 'for public use.'

Congress generally, and this subcommittee in particular has historically played a critical role in strengthening accountability at the World Bank.