"We required Treasury to put homeowners and the financial security of American families at the top of the agenda."
"I think, again, this mystery around it is problematic."
"There is a brewing commercial real estate issue, and I think everybody knows that."
"We fought hard to include taxpayer protections and meaningful oversight."
"I am glad that we had--are any of us glad that we had to spend this money? Absolutely not."
"I think we did the right thing and I think history will prove that to be the case."
"I do hope that very soon--because I am afraid we are going to miss a window."
"I would say that had we stuck with that, we would have gotten the kind of yields that I think all taxpayers would want on their money."
"I just wonder if you might address that, and would we not be better off to say we are not doing anything as it relates to commercial real estate?"
"The answers would be even more valuable, I would add."
"I do not care who he is. I do not trust any Secretary of the Treasury with $700 billion and no reporting relationship and no oversight."