We felt that it would have been a disaster, had we had a shutdown, to, really, the economy and the reputation of the United States of America.
And, as the shuttle winds down, people, as you know, are deeply concerned in Florida, people at all the centers are very worried about jobs.
I think that you're going to see there's some flexibility.
I want to know more about this.
Predatory lenders continue destroying families and communities across the United States and undermining faith in our financial systems.
This was a bipartisan effort in fighting mortgage fraud that came from Senator Shelby and myself.
this is an American issue. So, you're not fighting this by yourself. You can count on me as a full partner on this.
We know that there is a $2.6 billion request for fighting what is the traditional role of the FBI.
We're going to just recess now, and reconvene in SH-219, for classified testimony on the national security budget of the FBI.
We want to congratulate the FBI on what it is doing in mortgage fraud.
I think we have got to keep this in mind.