[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 51 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H3000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO MAKE CORRECTIONS IN ENGROSSMENT OF H.R. 1227, 
           GULF COAST HURRICANE HOUSING RECOVERY ACT OF 2007

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to 
correct a clerical error in the passage of the recommittal amendment to 
H.R. 1227.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Massachusetts?
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, 
could the gentleman explain his request?
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I will explain it. We had 
talked to members of the minority. In the engrossment of H.R. 1227, the 
Clerk made some clerical errors. We were notified; the staff of the 
Committee on Financial Services talked to the minority staff. This is a 
request to correct some errors that were made in the recommit.
  It is not in any favor to us. If you want the thing uncorrected, go 
ahead and object.
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. If I may, Mr. Speaker, I am just not recalling 
that.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Well, I don't expect the gentleman to 
recall it. I did not recall it either. We didn't know they made 
clerical errors. They didn't tell us they made clerical errors.
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is an innocent question. And 
the clerical error was?
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman would yield 
to me, I don't know what the clerical error was. We were notified that 
there was an error in the transcription. We did not know what the error 
was. Members of our staff spoke to the minority staff on the Financial 
Services Committee and explained it. I don't know how they mistyped it. 
I wasn't there when they did it. I don't know what the clerical error 
is. I wasn't particularly concerned. We thought it was routine.
  If the minority wants the bill to go uncorrected, that is the 
minority's choice. We did speak to the staff beforehand.
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Would the gentleman be willing to withdraw the 
unanimous consent request?
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I will withdraw it, but I am not sticking 
around to make it again.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw the request, and let it stand uncorrected.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Wilson of Ohio). The request is 
withdrawn.

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