"I think you're going to hear from a variety of folks from the region today, and all of them can provide valuable insight into how the EPA's affecting their communities and livelihood."
"I would like to thank Chairwoman Biggert for holding today's hearing and to congratulate her on this being her first hearing as the chairman of the Insurance and Housing Subcommittee."
"I would like to ask--I will be submitting my opening statement for the record, but I do want to thank, as we have--several of us have met several of the families who are affected by this deep tragedy;..."
"It is my hope that we can return the GSEs to the private markets as quickly as possible."
"The current situation is not ideal, and it is my hope that we can return the GSEs to the private markets as quickly as possible."
"I fear that excluding these standard, more traditional products other than this 30-year mortgages from the safe harbor will serve to place more stress on the housing markets and the overall economy's ..."
"I do have concerns that this legislation before us could potentially do harm, do greater harm to a housing market that is already unstable."
"Any action this body takes should be to encourage positive growth and strength in the mortgage markets."
"This funding shortfall has been calculated at $4.2 billion nationwide in 2008, or to put it another way, a loss of $12.48 per patient, per day."
"These folks feel--and I think that when I saw Citigroup's, your report to Congress, you mentioned here since receiving the first installment of TARP, Citi has made plans to expand its lending activiti..."
"Twelve miners alive."