"Southeastern Washington needs the existing VA facilities and it deserves a new, modern VA facility, as well."
"There is no question that a perfect storm of Wall Street greed, irresponsible mortgage lending, and uninformed decisions by borrowers are at the heart of our economic crisis."
"I think there is also more that we can do on a legislative basis to try to make sure we do that."
"We put $2 million into the Appropriations Committee last year to deal with that and $6 million to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation."
"Thanks in great part to Senator Murray, the increased loan limits have allowed buyers of more expensive homes to benefit from FHA financing."
"Thanks in great part to Senator Murray, we now have increased loan limits so buyers of more expensive homes can also benefit from FHA financing."
"Well, I'd like to thank all of our witnesses today, especially for keeping your testimony tight, as we are in budget mode here and have a number of amendments that we'll start voting on shortly."
"I supported that. I thought it was the right move."
"Senator Murray, I'd like to thank you in particular for raising the temporary loan limits up to help us move this market forward during this housing crisis."
"I also have a continuing concern about the backlog of claims for VA disability benefits."
"If you can get it to me, that would be great."