Government can do a lot of things. It does not manage property well.

I must say I was directly involved in the farm credit crisis, and one thing I would like is to have you go back and have your people take a look at that, because it worked and it did not cost taxpayers money.

Inject money into the institutions, require them to rework the bad loans, and have them do the workouts.

We are in crisis. People are sober. There is a sense of community here that often does not exist in the Congress.

We have to get real estate prices and the real estate portfolios stabilized.

I believe the economic recovery package as it is now structured does not adequately address the underlying housing and financial market crises.

It is designed to jump-start the economy, create jobs, lay a foundation for long-term economic growth.

I am very concerned about debt. I am concerned about national debt, corporate debt, individual debt.

I believe the models that we are using now cannot capture the difference in the threat that we face.

Whatever one calls it, it is not what Senator Gregg and I have tried to send as a message.

Whatever you do, don't take these properties into Government hands.