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On the recordJuly 20, 2011
The notion that--actually, Mr. DeLay was calling the shots then. You know, I wanted to deal with this.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank discusses the influence of Tom DeLay on legislative decisions during his tenure.

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