Barney Frank: “I thought we had a doubleheader here, but apparently we have a trifecta. Not only do we have a bill that is lousy in its…”

“I thought we had a doubleheader here, but apparently we have a trifecta. Not only do we have a bill that is lousy in its substance and indefensible so that procedurally no amendment can be offered, but it is in both cases so bad that the majority will not even explain or defend it. So the procedure is bad, the substance is worse, and the majority confirms that by refusing quite sensibly to try to say a word in its defense.”