I’m just adding factual data to this thread :
Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 1461 - Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=24851
Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 1427 - Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=74353