"The automatic stabilizer is unemployment insurance, food stamps, additional coverage of Medicaid."

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"Right now the long-term investors are telling us that they're not as concerned about inflation and so we're seeing these rates now move into the marketplace and out to the street - rates that individuals can get."

Finance

"Well, you know, we've got a lot of stimulus in the economy already from the tax cut, from the lowered interest rates, and also from the refinancing of mortgages."

Economy

"If there's a severe recession, the automatic stabilizers will come into effect, and we will still try to reduce the structural deficit, but we will not try to keep cutting the budget so that we keep worsening a severe recession."

Economy

"Well, there are about 10 million children that aren't covered by health insurance. About 3 million qualify for Medicaid but don't get it, so we're going to reach out and bring more of those kids into the Medicaid program."

Health

"They flooded liquidity in the marketplace but the mortgage rate is based much more on expectations of inflation. So if the average investor believes that there is inflation coming, they'll move that rate up."

Expectation

"We think if the economy remains weak that we could see mortgage rates trail down and we think that we could see rates below seven percent into early next year."

Economy

"And so the danger for the housing industry is if we see interest rates rise."

Danger

"Well, I think the best form would be to put money directly in the pockets of consumers."

Money

"So from the housing standpoint, steady as you go, I think, would be the best medicine."

Stability

"And so Fannie Mae produces very strong results for investors in - when interest rates are high and when interest rates are low, in recession and during booms."

Interest