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Barney Frank: Absolutely. This is a necessary component of our efforts to keep the American automobile manufacturers from going under.…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Absolutely. This is a necessary component of our efforts to keep the American automobile manufacturers from going under. We give this authority--we reassert this authority to Treasury, and we intend to be very, very insistent that they use it.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing support for American automobile manufacturers during a House debate.

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