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Barney Frank: “I did want to point out to the gentleman from California that Ronald Reagan had a Republican Senate for 6 of his 8…”

On the recordJune 20, 2000
I did want to point out to the gentleman from California that Ronald Reagan had a Republican Senate for 6 of his 8 years. That is a fact that even I believe the gentleman from California would probably have a hard time disputing. At no point was there ever in the House a majority approaching an override, so the notion that Ronald Reagan was facing this overwhelmingly Democratic Congress is one more figment of the imagination of the gentleman from California.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Discussing the political landscape during Ronald Reagan's presidency.

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