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Barney Frank: “I seek no quid pro quo, so I do not think it is harassment because I am not the gentleman's supervisor. I would say to…”

On the recordApril 23, 1998
I seek no quid pro quo, so I do not think it is harassment because I am not the gentleman's supervisor. I would say to the gentleman that I appreciate his talking about the relevance of respecting the wishes of millions of California voters in a referendum. I hope when the resolution condemning those same voters for voting for medical marijuana comes up that the respect that the gentleman is now showing for those California voters does not evaporate as rapidly as I fear it might.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing respect for California voters regarding medical marijuana during a debate.

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