If it wasn't for FHA, I might not even be sitting here, because my experience was with my parents when they first bought their home.

Close to 80 percent of the mortgages we make in the purchase area are for first-time homebuyers.

FHA's core mission is to help creditworthy low- and moderate-income families.

Isn't that the mission of what FHA is all about, and, therefore, they are continuing that original mission?

When you took the job, America had a tarnished image abroad. You have revised our brand, traveled over 1 million miles to the furthest reaches of the world, to the most challenging areas, and touched the lives of the most vulnerable.

Madam Secretary, let me first thank you. First of all, I want to thank you for an extraordinary daughter who came to the Rockaways after Sandy, just helping people, unannounced, without fanfare, just getting down and helping people because…

The attacks on our mission in Benghazi were a painful reminder to all of us that our diplomats of course are in harm's way. And they are in some of the same unstable and even hostile environments as our military.

I thank the ranking member from the Rules Committee. I stand here today as we deal with an American issue. It is an issue that is unique to America. It is an issue in which American people are saying we need help. It is an issue in which…

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews). (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished ranking member from the Appropriations Committee and a hard fighter, the one and only Nita Lowey.

I now yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York on the Judiciary Committee, the Honorable Jerry Nadler. {time} 1050

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey, a member of the Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Bill Pascrell.