Of course, while Fannie Mae's securities state that the company is explicitly not backed by the American taxpayer, large national banks finance mortgages with consumer deposits insured by the government.
The Ministry of Finance has been able to persuade the nationalgovernment to agree to relatively small increases in the health care budget because the system has performed well, with a very high level of public satisfaction.
There are some lively-looking committee sessions on offer: the Public Accounts Committee takes a look at the lessons from the previous Government's Private Finance Initiative - based on this National Audit Office report.
Ms. Coloretti is a recipient of the National Public Service Award, the Public Policy and International Affairs Achievement Award, and the GovernmentFinance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.