Al Green

These units are of critical importance.

I think we all share the Secretary's desire not only to promote homeownership but also to ensure that Americans have access to affordable rental housing.

I want to speak for the autoworkers. I speak for them because today there seems to be some debate...

In this time of adversity, I see a great opportunity for us to take affirmative action as well as corrective action.

I trust that things will go well. You have a great history. You are a real patriot, and the country is blessed to have you.

Sometimes when all is said and done, more is said than done. We don't want to allow that to happen at a time when there is great need.

If you have her seal of approval, you merit my support.

This is a trend that we must reverse.

This program, while it may not be a panacea, it may not be the silver bullet, I do believe that it will help a good number of persons who are in danger of losing their homes.

I think that this is a hearing that is most timely.

I think that he has made a bold, aggressive move. He has made this an issue of great concern.

I want to extend a special thank you to you, because you have been a part of the avant garde on these issues.

I believe that our mission is to limit the use of our first responders by making greater use of our first preventers.

I would like to give you an assurance, and I believe that this is what persons of goodwill would say, is that we want to make sure that you are not only on the radar, but you are part of the system that operates the radar.

It is time for us to secure the henhouse.

We have to have an Office of Systemic Risk Analysis if for no other reason than to identify institutions that are too big to fail so that they can be properly and positively regulated.

I believe that too big to fail is just right to regulate, because when we don't regulate too big to fail, the potential to decimate society exists.

Was there anything that prevented you from visiting with GAO prior to the implementation of the program and ascertaining what type of acid tests might be best used given what your mission was?

Given that some of this can become standard, why can we not standardize certain aspects of these MOAs so that we can have one that we can use generally speaking that we tweak for a given location?

The American people are exceedingly angry, and I have the opportunity of hearing and visiting with many of these angry people.

The taxpayers have to know that those who have created the problem are not going to be rewarded as they go out the door. No golden parachutes.

I know we are getting down to the last few minutes, but, like my colleague from Michigan, I ate a lot of Spam. I am holding up my gift of Spam from my cosponsor. Like him, the only way I could ever survive Spam was with A-1 steak sauce. I…

I am offering an amendment not only on my behalf but also the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Udall) and the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), from what I understand, to require the Secretary of Transportation to report to Congress, on…

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I was home most of last week and talked with my constituents about the President's proposed tax cut. One of the things that I think bothers a lot of folks is if we eliminate the so-called double taxation... it is just patently wrong for a…