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Barney Frank: “That is kind of like saying, if you live in Iowa, you have more chance of being eaten by a shark than if you lived in…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2011
That is kind of like saying, if you live in Iowa, you have more chance of being eaten by a shark than if you lived in Montana.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank uses a metaphor to illustrate the absurdity of the ratings agencies' assessments.

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