Melvin Watt: “Would the Chairman tell me what that means I have left total? The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from North Carolina has…”

This is definitely the last time I will be addressing this House. As my colleague, David Price, has indicated, I have been confirmed to a new position as regulator and director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. I just wanted to take a…

I am wondering, if you think this is redundant and extraneous rather than contrary to the intent, why wouldn't we just accept the amendment and keep going?

I think the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has become a standard for American homeowners, and it is important to retain that.

I am not above the law. I don't believe that I am above the law.