that no money going to gmac. but we do not anticipate at this stage putting more money into those existing programs or to the institutions. >> in the same way that would apply to chrysler and gm. >> on the underside of your question, we are now on a path to exit those companies much more quickly at a much lower estimate of losses than we anticipated. at gm, we are drink -- bringing down the risk dramatically. we will continue as aggressively as began to get the government out of those investments -- as we can to get the government out of those investments. those are commitments that we inherited. we are tryinn to reduce them as quickly as we can. and fdot low a risk as we can. >> -- and at as low a risk to the taxpayers as began. >> if one of these institutions came to your office and said, we are experiencing liquidity crisis, would you advance the money -- a them money? >> i do not ever has to as questions because that this kind of impossible. if financial reform is in place, then we have a very well- designed

that no money going to gmac. but we do not anttcipate at this stage putting more money into those existing programs or to the institutions. >> in the same way that would appll to chrysler and gm. >> on the underside of your question, we are now on a path to exit those companies much more quickly at a much lower estimate of losses than we anticipated. at gm, we are drink -- bringing down the risk dramatically. we will continue as aggressively as bbgan to get the government out of those investments -- as we can to get the government out of those investments. those are commitments that we inherited. we are trying to reduce them as quuckly as we can. and fdot low a risk as we can. >> -- and at as low a risk to the taxpayers as began. >> if one of these institutions came to your office and said, we are experiencing liquidity crisis, would you advance the money -- a them money? >> i do not ever has to as questions because that this kind of impossible. if financial reform is in place, then we have a very well- designed

that no money going to gmac. but we do not anticipate at this stage putting more money into those existing programs or to the institutions. >> in the same way that would apply to chrysler and gm. >> on the underside of your question, we are now on a path to exit those companies much more quickly at a much lower estimate of losses than we anticipated. at gm, we are drink -- bringing down the risk dramatically. we will continue as aggressively as began to get the government out of those investments -- as we can to get the government out of those investments. those are commitments that we inherited. we are trying to reduce them as quickly as we can. and fdot low a risk as we can. >> -- and at as low a risk to the taxpayers as began. >> if one of these institutions came to your office and said, we are experiencing liquidity crisis, would you advance the money -- a them money? >> i do not ever has to as questions because that this kind of impossible. if financial reform is in place, then we have a very well- designed

the congressional budget that tl lose $34 billion of the tarp- fund investments in gm, chrysler, and gmac. thank you, mr. secretary, for joy in the. and look forward to our disk of -- discussion. >> thank you. damon silvers. >> i wish to express my appreciation to secretary geithner for his willingness to appear before this panel and a regular basis. today, i think the treasury department and secretary geithner deserves considerable credit for the overall performance of the assets the government has acquired through tarp. as my colleague, mr. waters, pointed out in a different tone, the cost of -- mr. mcwatters pointed out in a different tone, the cost of tarp continues to fall. while it is hard to know exactly the full cost, the public should be aware that the real cost of tarp is not at this $0.700 billion, or even the three and a billion dollars that it was thought to be. it is falling pretty consistently. however, there remain three significant questions that have been with us since the inception of tarp. the first is, is tarp working to achieve economic goals, reviving credit markets

that no money going to gmac. but we do not anticipate at this stage putting more money into those existing programs or to the institutions. >> in the same way that would apply to chrysler and gm. >> on the underside of your question, we are now on a path to exit those companies much more quickly at a much lower estimate of losses than we anticipated. at gm, we are drink -- bringing down the risk dramatically. we will continue as aggressively as began to get the government out of those investments -- as we can to get the government out of those investments. those are commitments that we inherited. we are trying to reduce them as quickly as we can. and fdot low a risk as we can. >> -- and at as low a risk to the taxpayers as began. >> if one of these institutions came to your office and said, we are experiencing liquidity crisis, would you advance the money -- a them money? >> i do not ever has to as questions because that this kind of impossible. if financial reform is in place, then we have a very well- designed