That would be great. This is the last question I will ask, though everything we talk about is so complex and interrelated, I have 100 questions, but I will stick with this one.

So essentially, you say when there is recognition that a modification cannot be completed, then we need to push through to foreclosure.

I think we are going to have a tsunami of foreclosures.

OK. So let me lay it out this way, then. If the four largest banks have reserves for repurchase of about $10 billion...

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Have you run into that? Are you familiar with that? Do you have any thoughts on that?

Judge Marco Hernandez has served Oregon's legal community with great distinction in a variety of roles.

He has devoted his life to a fair and just legal system, and his diverse experience will serve him very well in the capacity as a district judge.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair.

It is helpful. Another comment that they put forward was that generally, the structure is more amenable to very large projects.

when they ran the numbers they consistently found that it was cheaper for the State to be the entity than it was the private partner.

In Oregon, we have had a process of looking for the choke points, if you will, the places where strategic investment would make a real difference.

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President Obama said during his campaign that he understood this and that he would bring people together, that he would forge a long-term solution, that he was supportive.

I certainly feel like it is essential that anyone heading up this position not only understand this historic structure.

This commitment is central to the economies of my State.

It recognizes the fact that this needs to be a contract honored.

It means you crash overnight when the market turns, and you melt down the entire economy, and that is where we are now.

I want to thank you all. I am way over my time. I thank the indulgence of the Chair, and I appreciate this discussion as we think about Fannie and Freddie and how we make home mortgages work in America.

I am very glad to hear that.