mr. dimarco. recognize the ranking member. >> thank you very much. mr. dimarco, i must tell you, mr., y'all come from a different world than the one i come from. if i had made $1 million, i sure would know when i made it. that's for sure. >> so, for some context here, those execs are each set to receive about $6 million for the year 2011 as both companies are asking for billions of more dollars to cover losses. >>> parents of a 17-year-old indiana student beaten at school are now suing the president of the school board and multiple other top school officials. they say he was repeatedly bullied because of his middle name, osama, and because of his middle eastern heritage. also, his parents claim school officials did nothing to stop t ted rolands is following this story for us today and first, i just have to ask, how is this young man, physically speaking, and also, what kind of suit are we talking about? >> reporter: well, it is a civil suit right now you brooke, this took place at st. john, indiana. how is he? his attorneys say he is physically doing better. you take a look at the pi

mr. dimarco, i'd like you to do two things for the committee, if you would. >> okay. >> first, i read the law, you don't have the authority to do that, so if you would share that with the committee and me. secondly, submit whatever analysis you have done that shows why it's worse for the american taxpayer, if you'd provide that analysis, i'd appreciate it. would you do that for us? >> we can provide information as you suggested. >> gentleman's time has expired. gentleman from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman. gentlemen, mr. williams, mr. haldeman, i'd like to start my questions with you. a lot of your, a lot of you -- first off, i want to commend you for being here. if i were taking a salary like you guys were in these times, i'd be reluctant to face the people. i admire you for taking the heat on this. let me ask you a question. you compare your salaries in justifying them to those made in private sector companies. in those private sector companies, very off the compensation package is based on very specific, designed results in the performance of the company, and you are -- but you, ba

mr. dimarco. again cut i.t. and you make very much for your work and testimony today. >> thank you, chairman garrett. >> make sure it is fun. >> very go. sorry about that. members of the subcommittee, thank you for having me here this morning. i am pleased that committee is beginning to serious work of finance reform options which relate to the ultimate resolution of the enterprises, fannie mae and freddie mac. in a written statement provides a brief review of some of fhfa's previous work since they appear before you laugh. i focus on the need for legislation. placed in the enterprises and conservatorship was designed to maintain market stability while providing lawmakers time to consider the appropriate course for housing finance reform in the transition from the current enterprise starcher, conservatorship is not a long-term solution. yet, we just passed the three year anniversary of conservatorship. we all knew it was going to be difficult to develop the housing finance reform solution, but we must move forwa

mr. dimarco's leadership was responsible for approving the conversation and maintaining adequate internalreproach to be prepared to welcome home the last american troops from iraq this year, it is important for us to understand the unique consumer and financial challenges members of the military, veterans and their families face. i take special interest in this matter. not only as a father of a soldier, but also as a senator from a state that has over 72,000 veterans. in more than 3500 military personnel at ellsworth air force base. at today's hearing, we will examine how god enlisted personnel officers, veterans and military families manage financial needs, whether through mainstream financial products or products marketed to the military community. we will also learn about the important role financial readiness place in mission readiness. and we will look at some of the tools and protections available to help military consumers navigate the complex consumer financial marketplace. it is important to remember how a military consumers differ from the average consumer. this population is pr

mr. edward j. dimarco. mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. coons: mr. president, i couldn't agree more with the senator who just spoke that we are in a situation where the all-time approval rating of this body seems to have reached an all-time low, and there are justified reasons for the frustration, for the anger of a very broad run of our constituents, of the folks who hired us, mr. senator, to come here from our states of west virginia and delaware, from arizona and others, to try and fix the problems confronting this country, and much of the mess, much of the things that got us in this problem have not been solved. but i rise today to speak about one way forward out of it, and i think one of the reasons why there is so much frustration with congress and the general public is there is broad support for some simple solutions to get americans back to work, to revive and strengthen our economy that we just seem incapable of reaching across this partisan divide and moving forward. one of th