Wendell Ford: “Does that not say ``may,'' and when we have the situation on legislation to implement the amendment, do we have to do…”

I agree with Senator Danforth that this is only intended to be a temporary measure. I hope he will work with me to ensure that we pass a multiyear bill in the next 2 months.

I would say to the chairman that my concern with the approach is that the Community Reinvestment Act and other consumer laws would not apply to the foreign bank branches under the House bill. Let me ask the chairman further, do foreign…

But it has been mentioned, or that is the information I got from the individual, that is, in my opinion, honest as he can be. So whether it was said on the floor or not, my name has been mentioned today and my hometown has been mentioned.

I am not prepared to tell the Senator anything today, one, because Mr. Fiske has not completed his investigation yet. The Senator came out today, started accusing people at the White House, telling them how wrong they had been, and he has…