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Barney Frank: “I just have to express my dismay at the anti-American diatribe we have just heard. I am sorry to hear this defeatist…”

On the recordMay 22, 2003
I just have to express my dismay at the anti-American diatribe we have just heard. I am sorry to hear this defeatist attitude about the American economy. The American economy continues to be a vibrant one overall, and to have it so thoroughly denigrated and to be told that no one ought to want to go into business in America is a shockingly anti-American approach.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Expressing dismay at negative comments about the American economy during a House debate.

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