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Barney Frank: apparently the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) wants to reciprocate the lack of confidence the American…

On the recordApril 25, 2001
apparently the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) wants to reciprocate the lack of confidence the American people have in Congress by having a congressional expression of lack of confidence in the majority of the people. But I want to talk about prescription drugs.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Addressing issues related to prescription drugs during a congressional debate.

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