Barney Frank: “As I said to my friend from Louisiana, I know everybody can't hear everything. He defends against an accusation that was…”

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.'

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.

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

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