Patty Murray actually said...

"In the aftermath of the housing crisis, FHA has played a central role in ensuring that the Nation had a functioning mortgage market when the private market failed."

"The elephant in the room of the Congress today is how we are going to come to agreement and avoid a shutdown."

"I want to see what those other ideas are."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary, and thank you for your openness and continual communication with us on a lot of questions."