Kit Bond: “Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and thank you for holding the important hearing.”

We are drowning in debt, and buying our way out is not working.

We are interested in getting a handle on this because, as you have indicated, there are so many moving parts in this that we want to try to get a handle on as many as possible.

We thought it was of significant historical value.

Have you got a number? How many billions will you experience in loss this year?