Jack Reed actually said...

I am particularly pleased that the report focuses on achieving a better balance in the U.S. housing market to provide for a wider range of h...

How central and critical is this funding to your overall strategy and your assessment of ultimate success in Afghanistan?

If we act precipitously, as some have suggested, the already fragile housing market and the overall economy could be severely affected.

There is bipartisan agreement that we need to restructure Fannie and Freddie and limit the Government's role in the mortgage market.