I see as a fairness issue that when you serve in the military and if you have put in 20 years--while the rest of us are eating turkey on Thanksgiving, they are chasing some turkey down some hole somewhere.

the red light is blinking. We're going to wait for your opinions and also the Academy on this.

How are you really standing sentry and ensuring that these REAC teams... are really doing their job?

We won't call them 'predators', we'll call them 'weasels.'

Well, how much of what is at HUD is uncommitted?

Let me tell you, while he is getting himself together, and we look for the answers, the subcommittee feels that this is one of the most important areas that we can pursue.

Thank you. This, too, will go to my last round of questions.

Well, that's not what they're saying.

I believe that they are going to turn more and more to VA because of the failure of health care in other areas.

Yes, we had a April 22 deadline.

We are very concerned about the fact where are the scientists and engineers coming from, and how to get young people excited in this.

We need to make sure that we do not have waiting lines for veterans.

The system is not built for anywhere near 25 million veterans.

What I want to be clear about is that sustainability is not only about money and not a desire to be a micro-manager.

He also says, that no matter what mission is undertaken by the astronauts on the shuttle there must be absolute compliance with the full implementation of the CAIB.

We have got a $4 billion backlog.

Instead of a great feeling of joy and relief, senior citizens are now facing anxiety and also disappointment. Disappointment at how skimpy, and anxiety about what they could lose, rather than what they could gain.

I think the investments do need to be sustained over time, because it is not a one-shot fix.

Be careful with contracting out, Mr. Secretary.

But would you be looking at, say, extra money for people who have been serving more than 200 days, more than 400 days?

I believe this is not an NSF budget. I believe it is an OMB budget.

It just seems with flipping when we close 3 loopholes and the scammers and the scummers find 5 more.

I am very, very, very disappointed in the Corporation's Board.

You are under the command and control of the United States of America. You are very different from any of the other health care.

I have been involved in the issue of predatory lending and flipping for a long time now.