Jeb Hensarling: “The economy does not work for working people. They have seen their paychecks stagnate; they have seen their savings…”

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were more than mere bystanders in the 2008 financial crisis. They were in fact at the epicenter of that crisis.

How are we that much better off? And if we could put up a slide, you are asking community banks to make a forecast.

I believe when that inquiry is finished, it will result in the same written report that we have issued 103 times, previously.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Pittenger), the vice chairman of the Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee and the author of the FIRRMA bill before us.