[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16987]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       APOLOGY TO MR. HENSARLING

  (Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year I was very 
critical of some actions that were taken by the Republican leadership 
involving sponsorship of a bill. It is not my intention to rehash that. 
But in the course of a discussion, which was fairly spirited, I accused 
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling) of having said something that 
wasn't accurate. I have had a conversation with Mr. Hensarling, and I 
believe I said that unfairly to him.
  I continue to be critical of what happened, and again I don't want to 
get into it, but I now believe that I inaccurately imputed the 
complaints that I had and the actions to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Hensarling). So I wish to apologize to him for having inaccurately 
accused him of doing something that he informs me that he did not do, 
and I believe him.

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