Housing has led our nation's economic expansion over the past few years, accounting for 16 percent of our Gross Domestic Product. New housing starts and home sales hit record levels from 2003 through 2005.

Although housing sales and starts have cooled to more typical levels, the housing market remains strong and sound. Without the expansion of homeownership and the strength of our housing market, our nation would not have the economic growth we are experiencing today.

A song is a song and a hit record can change a life.

I can take a three-year-old and make a hit record.

That is a hit record, ... All over the world, that is a hit record.

I'd love to have a hit record. I don't believe anyone that says they wouldn't like that.