Joe Barton: “There has never, until this loan, been a taxpayer-backed loan that was subordinated.”

I think that Mr. Flores and Mr. Shimkus have done a very good job in trying to patch together a compromise bill that's good politics.

We are just trying to adopt the SPR to the modern situation.

I can't tell you how excited I am to have this hearing. It's really exciting for me.

It's obvious that, to me, anyway, this program is being abused.