Mike Capuano

I would like to congratulate the gentleman from Florida. Again, he stands up tall to defend the idea of passenger rail. We totally agree on that concept. We totally agree on trying to make-- especially the Northeast corridor--a more…

I congratulate the author, Mr. Fitzpatrick. It is a great amendment. I wish I had thought of it, to be perfectly honest. I look forward to supporting it. I yield back the balance of my time.

I claim the time in opposition, even though I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Massachusetts is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I echo everything that has been said. This bill is pretty good, and it deserves our support. I am looking forward to voting ``yes'' on this bill, and I am looking forward to getting it passed through the Senate. I actually say, considering…

May I inquire how much time remains. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. McClintock). The gentleman from Massachusetts has 15 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 14 minutes remaining.

I would like to do this quickly because in my district, in Boston alone, there are 9,000 triple deckers, 27,000 units, and that is just Boston, never mind the rest of my district.

In New England, a triple decker usually is a classic entry into homeownership for working people who could not otherwise afford to buy a home.

I think you are doing a pretty good job. I like pretty much everything your agency is doing and I have been supportive from day one.

When you do, please talk to some of us who have suffered with it, but not just the so-called experts.

Mr. Administrator, I don't mean to interrupt you, and that is all well and good, but why are my complaints going through the roof?

Why should I continue to support throwing money at NextGen when I have yet to see enough bang for the buck?

I don't see much change for all the money and effort.

I appreciate that. I will see you all at the 86th hearing.

I think we are not getting the top dollar we should be getting.

I feel like I am a voice crying in the wilderness here. Here I am, Mr. Pro-market, apparently.

The receivership of Fannie and Freddie has now overstayed its need and necessity and should be ended.

We are heading in the right direction by anybody's measure.

I would think if you do, good luck to you, because I wouldn't.

So 5 years after Dodd-Frank, they still have potentially 3 years before there are any serious consequences to prove to you that they no longer operate a threat to the entire U.S. economic system?

Honestly, if my mother or my teacher or my priest told me, if you do those terrible things, I will be very disappointed, I don't need to tell you, but when I was irresponsible, it didn't much matter.

I can't tell you how strongly I disagree with the Fed's recent decision to take municipal bonds and declare them not high quality liquid assets.

I am personally shocked that you or anyone else would care about growing income inequality.

Some of us are not part-time freedom fighters. Some of us were born into this.

FHA has been the reason that this economy is in the shape that it is in today.

I would much prefer that those distressed properties in my district be offered to the highest bidder on an individualized, at least a small lot process.