Barney Frank: “I didn't want to just echo what my friend has said, and so I yield myself 30 seconds. My appreciation for the fact that…”

“I didn't want to just echo what my friend has said, and so I yield myself 30 seconds. My appreciation for the fact that we on both sides here, the majority and minority on the committee, were able to work so well together, and I mentioned some staffers, Mr. Pinder of the minority staff working well with Mr. Segel, Mr. McGlinchey and Mr. Tsentas and this is very well drafted legislation. I am very proud of it. It achieves a moral purpose in a very thoughtful way. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following exchange of letters on S. 2271: House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Washington, DC, December 14, 2007. Hon. Barney Frank, Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to you concerning the bill, S. 2271, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007. I understand that are certain provisions of this legislation as passed by the Senate that fall within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Provisions within the jurisdiction of the Committee include sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Senate passed bill. In the interest of permitting your Committee to proceed expeditiously to floor consideration of this important legislation and clear it for the President, I am willing to waive this Committee's right to an additional referral.…”