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

I just don't want anybody to walk away with the idea that somehow HUD or any other agency that I am aware of is full of people, all of whom want to commit nefarious, terrible actions.

I personally think that, for instance, most of the people on Wall Street who did bad things all got off.

I know that for me, one of my biggest problems was my police officers.

I just want to point out for the record that no one has ever given me a '10' on anything.

I could give him higher than a 10 because I think that is the best thing he could have done.

What would you give them as a grade?

What is unthinkable is a hurricane going directly into New Orleans, or what is unthinkable is really strong hurricanes hitting the New York City and New Jersey areas.

I would just say briefly that, as I mentioned in my testimony, seeing predisaster mitigation withering away seems to me to be the wrong message.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I, too, want to add my words congratulating everybody for finally getting this done, but I also want to be real clear. I wish we could have done this a year ago, so we could have been…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, on the last bill, the TRIA bill, when we were still arguing about it, some people on the other side accused people like me, who support the TRIA bill, of being in favor of corporate welfare…