If you were with the Mayors Council or the National Association of Counties what would you tell them...

We need a bigger allocation, right.

But you do not have good data. The model is a bust.

My biggest disappointment, however, is the cut to the plant genome program.

And the thing we do not want to do with any of these policies is penalize the poor.

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

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

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

I do find it commendable what you have been doing.

Well, when are you going to get it down?

How did you arrive at $250? It is essentially like a deductible.

State and local governments are really hurting and they are hurting because, one, their own budget issues...

What appears is that a lot of the predatory lending, the gouging of the poor, has occurred at the so-called subprimes.

I just want to validate and echo your questions related to management and the utility of the program.

I feel very strongly.

I do believe it should be a cabinet agency.

I agree with the GAO, and I will assure that future appropriations bills require the Corporation to comply with GAO's recommendation.

Every major report on long-term U.S. economic competitiveness has cited the need for major increases in scientific research.

if this does not get fixed in the next year I will most respectfully ask President Bush to terminate the Board membership.

It looks like it is going to be a bit difficult to meet the doubling commitment, but the commitment is still there.

Could you tell me why HUD should determine minimum rents and not the local public housing authorities?

I really think this could be a very important tool as we get to our appropriations.

I am not a real enthusiast of America's Promise, only because I do not know what it has done.

I would hope we would stick to this and not think about breaking new ground.