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Barney Frank: “Well, let me begin with my friend from North Carolina. $150 million a year to Brazilian cotton farmers, which the…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
Well, let me begin with my friend from North Carolina. $150 million a year to Brazilian cotton farmers, which the gentleman voted for. Now, what we could have done was, instead of giving them $150 million-- Mr. McHENRY. Will the gentleman yield?
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Mar 29, 2011

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