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On the recordOctober 5, 2011
I think some of those things had as much relationship to the real economy as fantasy football does to what happens on Sunday afternoon.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank criticizes financial activities that don't benefit the real economy.

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