Barney Frank: “I am indifferent. Well, I'm against the amendment. I take it back. I am against the amendment because I had to be…”

“I am indifferent. Well, I'm against the amendment. I take it back. I am against the amendment because I had to be against the amendment to get the time to speak. So I am against the amendment. But I'm not against the amendment on substantive grounds. I'm against it on aesthetic grounds. I hate to clutter things up with an amendment that doesn't do anything. Well, let me go back to the substance. The substance is that we have a false claim that this is because of the taxpayers, when the TARP will make sure that it doesn't come out of the taxpayers, the TARP legislation. And Members who vote to send money, $1.2 billion, to build up the security forces of Iraq, please don't have them tell me, Mr. Chairman, that they're for efficient spending. The security forces in Iraq. How about Afghan infrastructure? The majority voted to send money to Afghanistan for infrastructure. There is a great mark of efficiency. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Canseco). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Miller of North Carolina The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in part A of House Report 112-34.”