Bob Menendez actually said...

"I don't believe that--$12 billion later, that we are ignoring or have been ignoring Pakistan."

"He thinks it is unfair--and so do I--that lenders can take taxpayer money but do not have to help homeowners."

"I said then that we were going to have a tsunami of foreclosures, and the administration basically said I was an alarmist."

"I want to commend you and the administration for taking the housing crisis seriously and developing a proposal that I think lays the foundation for some real relief to American families."