Barney Frank: “Reclaiming my time, no, it does not. The gentleman has not read his own amendment, much less written it. What this says…”

“Reclaiming my time, no, it does not. The gentleman has not read his own amendment, much less written it. What this says is, you do not get any funds under this act if you violate the Illegal Immigration Act. It does not say that the funds come under the act; it is a 2-part amendment. It says, first, you do not get any funds under this act. It does not define this act later on; it defines what forfeits money under this act. What causes you to forfeit money under this act is a violation of the Immigration Act. It does not say in here that you lose money under the Immigration Act; it says you lose money under this appropriation if you violate that act. I will yield again.”