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Barney Frank: “We have these laws in 19 States. Nothing like that fantasy has ever come forward. There is a saying that if it ain't…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2007
We have these laws in 19 States. Nothing like that fantasy has ever come forward. There is a saying that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it doesn't exist, you can't fix it. They have made this up. We have had the experience for over 25 years with laws exactly like this in 19 States.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the effectiveness of existing laws in 19 states.

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