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Barney Frank: “I would just on behalf of everyone on our side want to reciprocate, because the gentleman from New York (Mr. Lazio) has…”

On the recordDecember 5, 2000
I would just on behalf of everyone on our side want to reciprocate, because the gentleman from New York (Mr. Lazio) has been an exemplar of our ability to at the same time have disagreements on major policy issues that are legitimately debated and yet to be able to work in a very constructive fashion on a broad range of common agreement. I thank the gentleman from New York for helping us set that wonderful example, and he can look back on a record of a very significant accomplishment of protecting vulnerable tenants.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Editor's note · Context

Acknowledging Mr. Lazio's collaborative efforts despite policy disagreements.

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