Well, I think, Congressman, this is really the policy choice that Congress should be making, and the legislation is ambiguous on this point.
We can hire as many as we need.
We have business working meetings that are not public meetings.
We issue a public report every 30 days.
I believe that what we ought to be doing is saying to the regulatory agencies... that we give them the charge to do it.
I actually think the report says exactly that, that there should be flexibility.
We need to end bailouts, return the money to the taxpayers, not recycle the funds back into more bailouts.
I think that--thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think it is a good question.
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