We put $2 million into the Appropriations Committee last year to deal with that and $6 million to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.

I think there is also more that we can do on a legislative basis to try to make sure we do that.

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 supported that. I thought it was the right move.

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.

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.

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.

Thanks in great part to Senator Murray, the increased loan limits have allowed buyers of more expensive homes to benefit from FHA financing.

I am eager to learn more about the VA's plans to leverage the power of IT to improve the quality and timeliness of our benefits delivery because our veterans deserve no less.

If an additional TRICARE Retiree Medical Benefit can be offered that covers this 'gray area'...

Despite the real progress that we have made in staffing up the VA, a lot more needs to be done.