Finally the speaker apologized with the now famous statement: “I’m talking for buncombe,” which meant, of course, for his constituents in Buncombe which was a county in his district.
Other desired conflict resolutions included: investing in the relationship; halting adversarial behavior; more communication; more affection; and only last, was apologizing.
According to an agency spokesman, CIA Director Brennan apologized to Dianne Feinstein, the Democratic Chair of Senate Intelligence Committee, and Saxby Chambliss, the panel's top Republican.