At your previous appearance before this subcommittee, you recommended a reduction in the loan limit from $729,750 to $625,000.

During a recent dinner with the women of the Senate, we decided that, if necessary, we're going to take over the budget negotiations, because we're confident we could produce a budget.

I am afraid that, since 9/11, the message that information sharing is critical has dissipated.

What percentage of FHA's insured loans are delinquent at this point?

My final question, because I know that we do need to adjourn, concerns the capital reserve ratio.

I want to associate myself with the comments that have been made, to express my great concern on what the real-life impact is if Government is unable to function.

I had concerns at that time about Mr. Borras' lack of experience and his spotty compliance with our tax laws.

It is very troubling, therefore, that more than half of those projects are in serious trouble.

Every nominee is expected to be forthcoming if there are errors on their tax returns.

I appreciate that you were forthcoming, but any nominee who was not forthcoming and tried to conceal errors on his tax returns would be in deep trouble with the Administration, I would hope, as well as with this Committee.

You have to better define what your needs are and establish the requirements up front.

I am shocked that there is a 1993 IT project that still has not been completed or abandoned.

It is extremely troubling to me that the Department would have so little notion of how many contract employees that are working at the Department that it could be off by a factor of 100,000.

I agree wholeheartedly with the concern of this Committee.

it is with a heavy heart that I rise today to submit a resolution recognizing National Child Abuse Prevention Month. I am honored to be joined by an advocate for children, Senator Kerry, in turning a spotlight on the issue of child abuse…

I believe that Resolution should have come before any military action.

I think Congress has been completely irresponsible to not make the DOD appropriations bill our highest priority.

But, frankly, if it had been a Resolution authorizing the use of force, I probably would have voted against it.

The administration has said repeatedly that the removal of Qadhafi is not a military objective, it's a political objective.

I rise to introduce the National Women's History Museum Act of 2011, a bill that would clear the way to locate a long-overdue historical and educational resource in our nation's capital city. I appreciate the co-sponsorship today from 16…

I rise today to support the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, as well as the Senate resolution to create an expedited confirmation process for some part-time boards and commissions. I want to commend…

I am wondering why we are not increasing the threat level.

This successful operation demonstrates once again the importance of sharing intelligence information across the agency silos.

And it is an example of the kind of coordination that you have advocated and helped advance across department lines.

The person who is in charge, whoever it is, ought to be accountable to Congress at all times.