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Barney Frank: The only people who really seem to care about the deficit these days are a group of moderate Democrats who are the blue…

On the recordSeptember 30, 2008
The only people who really seem to care about the deficit these days are a group of moderate Democrats who are the blue dogs.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank highlights the concern over the deficit among moderate Democrats in the context of the bailout bill.

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