Robert Menendez actually said...

"I hope that we are adopting policies that give us long-term growth in the housing market, which is going to be part of our solution."

"We want to maximize the opportunity for people to be able to mitigate our losses, and in part, that means a robust housing market."

"So it seems to me that if we were looking at how do we deal with mitigation if we were looking at a more aggressive borrower outreach and response, which we have written letters to you about and which..."

"Well, Fannie is headed in the right direction. Freddie Mac has a dismal record. I would commend it to your attention and like to see your response to it."