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On the recordJuly 8, 2015
I think that on the heels of what we have just seen in South Carolina, where we are eliminating symbolism, it seems to me that we have an opportunity to actually get into the invidious discrimination that still takes place.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Highlighting the need to address ongoing discrimination in lending.

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