Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise in support of the nomination of Ms. Carol J. Galante to be HUD Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner. Carol Galante currently serves in the position for which she has been nominated. Prior to her designation as the Acting FHA Commissioner, Ms. Galante served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing Programs, overseeing HUD's FHA multifamily portfolio as well as 1.6 million units of assisted housing. The FHA is playing an important countercyclical role in the housing market, providing credit as private sources of capital have withdrawn. Much has been done by the administration and Congress to strengthen FHA's underwriting and fiscal position in recent years. However, as we have seen in a recent report on the financial status of the FHA, the legacy of loans insured in prior years still pose a threat to the fund that must be managed. It is important that the FHA have a confirmed management team in place to continue oversight of these legacy loans. Ms. Galante is a highly qualified nominee, and I urge my colleagues to confirm her without delay. I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken.) Without objection, it is so ordered.”