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Barney Frank: “When you get from Alaska to Florida, don't you have to pass Massachusetts, New Jersey, and North Carolina? Because the…”

On the recordFebruary 18, 2011
When you get from Alaska to Florida, don't you have to pass Massachusetts, New Jersey, and North Carolina? Because the three of us think it's a terrible idea.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Feb 18, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is expressing opposition to a proposed idea or legislation.

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