I think our small businesses eagerly await whatever forms of relief you could provide.

Are we truly doing good things for investors and assuring their safety, while also not impeding the formation of capital or access to capital.

I appreciate that. And we are eager to work with you.

We want our small businesses to be able to acquire capital, we want investors to be able to engage in that marketplace ever more fully.

I think that is an important step in the direction of facilitating enterprise.

The security of our financial system is so important, especially in this digital age where consumers have unprecedented access to financial information.

It certainly sounds as though, fundamentally, what we are talking about is essentially rationalizing the mortgage marketplace to make it appealing for private investors, to make it a common-sense decision to do that.

I think it would just be a terrific good for all of us.

The United States has become an increasingly hostile environment for investment relative to other developed nations.

History shows that an independent central bank that is making monetary decisions free of political influence can certainly enhance economic growth.

The figures we are dealing with are stunning because, to date, the GSEs have consumed approximately $150 billion from our taxpayers.