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Barney Frank: “I think the besetting sin of this place is an excessive concern about turf. The people who put jurisdiction ahead of…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2007
I think the besetting sin of this place is an excessive concern about turf. The people who put jurisdiction ahead of substance really should think better.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing intercommittee cooperation on the National Defense Authorization Act.

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