. >> jeff fox, wbls radio personality and long-time friend of whitney houston. talk to you. >> you, too, thank you so much. >> okay, we'll go to jimmie green former president of the women's center and welcome to you today. it is a somber day, a day of reflections and as we celebrate the life of whitney houston, let me ask you for your thoughtots special connection that she had with the fans. why do you think that so many people could relate to her as a human being and a celebrity. good morning, uma. thanks for having me. listening to your previous guest, those were the stories and that's why she was able to connect with her fan community so much. and no matter how much she rose as a model and an accomplished singer and a very talented actress, she did still keep her roots and did keep that aura of being the girl next door. and i think that authtentic connection that she had to who she was regardless was what heights she was soaring at really did you know, play through the creen and play throughh her muc. and that's why her fans have been so connected with her an

the only thing i was saying is that wbl fhfa has the authority now and that's why it is not in the budget and we think they have the authority to do it in a way that's good for the taxpayer. our problem is we don't have the authority to compel them to do it because when congress passed the law to put in conservatorship congress and democrats in it context in this senate, wanted to keep them purely independent of the executive branch. that's our constraint. we're working with them and i think we can make progress in this area. >> i hope so. i would conclude in the final seconds that i have that this gnawing problem is never going to get us back to the promised land. i am telling you we have not, either side, has not done the job and why fannie and why freddie seem to be on holy ground, i don't know. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman and mr. geithner. thanks for being here. i just want to follow up a little bit on mr. chaffes question. the budget. you think a budget is important. >> absolutely. >> last year's budget that the administration proposed do you reme