Barney Frank: “I notice on page 4 it says each Congress Building America house should be constructed primarily by Members of the Senate…”

“I notice on page 4 it says each Congress Building America house should be constructed primarily by Members of the Senate and House, their families and staff. Now, presumably, if we do this, it is voluntarily. But if we pass a bill like this and our staffs do it, it might not be voluntary. We might need an interpretation from you, Madam Speaker, under the bill you have been sponsoring. If our staffs show up to build housing and they have to work overtime, would we pay them overtime or would they get comp time? So I think we will have to have further interpretation when our staffs report for home building, which some of them probably did not sign up for.”