outraged. they saw at a time when freddie and fannie were losing. this posted losses in the last 16 quarters. they came to the congress for federal infusion in the multiple billions of dollars. the base compensation for ceo fannie mae was $5 million which is 14 times what the president of the united states makes. i hope we can get a vote. >> greta: it's bipartisan? >> so far. >> greta: both sides of the aisle are on this? >> that is correct. there is an amendment on this that senator mccain that we're voting on this week that would ban bonuses into the future. but this legislation is still, i hope, is something we can get done in the near future. we'll look for an opportunity. if we can't get a straight up and down vote. >> greta: acting director is authorized the bonuses, saying