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Barney Frank: “This bill--and I will differ specifically with Mr. Labrador on this--empowers people to take my tax money and use it to…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
This bill--and I will differ specifically with Mr. Labrador on this--empowers people to take my tax money and use it to do things and then exclude me and Jim from its benefit.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank criticizes a bill for allowing discrimination against same-sex couples in housing.

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