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On the recordJuly 24, 2012
These are the death panels. They weren't for old ladies in the health bill; they were for big banks in the financial reform bill.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank critiques the financial reform bill's harsh measures against failing banks.

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