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Barney Frank: “What the law says is you may have to pay some of their debts, as Ronald Reagan recognized in 1984 with Continental…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
What the law says is you may have to pay some of their debts, as Ronald Reagan recognized in 1984 with Continental Illinois.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank discusses legal obligations regarding insolvent institutions.

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