Barney Frank: “If the gentlewoman would yield. The answer is a resounding yes. And I certainly have been following her leadership in…”

“If the gentlewoman would yield. The answer is a resounding yes. And I certainly have been following her leadership in trying to make sure that these programs do more than many of them have done. So the answer to her question is yes. Nothing new can be started after June 25, but it does not reach back and strangle in the cradle those programs that were under way. I confirm that the conference report would not prevent adjusting resources between already initiated programs based on their effectiveness.”