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On the recordJuly 15, 2009
I never expected, given the subprime meltdown and the number of foreclosures we have, that we would get that kind of opposition.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank expresses surprise at the opposition to consumer financial protections post-subprime crisis.

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