"I think the housing plan that you and Tim Geithner and, of course, the President put together is really a home run."
"What you have done in your plan is laid out specific guidance that every regulator agrees to."
"I look forward to working with you as well."
"To suggest, as one or several commentators have, that this problem was created, and I quote, by 'deadbeats with an extra bathroom' is not only insulting and infuriating, but to the families who are su..."
"Mr. Secretary, I defy anyone to suggest that these cases were somehow the exception, that these were aberrational."
"The real block, in my opinion, has been the servicers and the bond holders."
"So are you telling the Committee that what you have already--you collectively, the Federal Reserve, the administration, Treasury--what you have announced, if implemented well, will be sufficient to me..."
"I think it will be less costly. We will begin to see the recovery a lot sooner."
"I commend your conduct of monetary policy during your tenure."
"I am reminded of the Fed's failure to implement the law Congress passed in 1994 to protect consumers and regulate mortgage lending practices."
"But for all the successes the Fed has had in carrying out its core mission--monetary policy--its regulation and consumer protection missions have been abject failures, in my view."