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Barney Frank: We have passed legislation in the committee I chair through the House to restrict bad subprime lending, to begin the…

On the recordOctober 25, 2009
We have passed legislation in the committee I chair through the House to restrict bad subprime lending, to begin the process of controlling derivatives, to protect consumers, to limit credit card abuses.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Barney Frank discusses recent legislative efforts to regulate financial practices.

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