Chuck Edwards actually said...

"In my view, there should be. These sorts of government investments should be subject to a detailed cost-benefit analysis."

"There are a trillion dollars--trillions of dollars available for private investment."

"I don't think Congress should appropriate any more money for these programs. I think the time for federal subsidies, if there ever was one, has passed."

"It certainly wasn't transparent, and I think as this committee has investigated in past hearings, that initially there were not the proper checks and balances in place for a lot of these loans."