Bob Menendez

Mr. Smith, with the National Mortgage Settlement, it required those five major mortgage servicers to comply with extensive servicing standards.

This is a part of transparency that lacks here, because had that standard been set, we would have known.

And that would not necessarily maximize the goal of keeping people in their homes.

If people went through harm, then at the end of the day, you have to have the resources to address the harm.

And that should, in my mind, be the principle.

A figure that is defective, from my perspective, because you do not have the sound science, so to speak, to make that determination, is, at best, a guess.

If you knew that a review was likely to result in an increase in the relief that you received...

Thank you. I am in agreement with the Senator. I will be happy to work with him.

Well, that appears to be a far more equitable process than----

I would like to hear, to the extent that you know, more about how those soft dollars are being used to keep borrowers in their homes.

I have real concerns, as I have expressed early on to the regulators about this, and unfortunately, my concerns that were expressed going back some time ended up being, unfortunately, the reality.

It is the intention of this Committee to continue to pursue all the elements of this as we move forward with the regulators.

We must have transparency, consistency, and accountability.

What is in Syria is not going to stay in Syria.

I am in favor of a no-fly zone, but I would suggest if it is the kind of no-fly zone that Senator McCain was talking about.

Will it be a democratic Syria? Will it be, as we would hope it would be--and I know the aspirations of the people are consistent with that.

Can you just give me a sense of whether or not we are improving our ability to get it directly to the people in the horror within which they live?

Can you please share with the committee what material efforts have been undertaken by our government to ensure the timely and effective delivery of humanitarian and other relief supplies to all at-risk populations in Syria, including…

We need to find ways to cut off the Assad regime's economic lifelines from Moscow and Tehran.

I actually have called for stronger measures, but that is not in our legislation.

We must increase support for the Syrian Opposition Coalition and other groups inside Syria.

Serious U.S. interests are at stake and they cannot be ignored.

Our objective is to make sure that Syria does not become a safe haven for terrorist organizations.

The regime of Bashar al-Assad must and will go. The sooner he steps aside, the better for all Syrians.

A negotiated political transition is the best solution to the crisis in Syria.