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Barney Frank: “Put aside the regionals. What about the national specialized agencies, like MIB? This amendment could be amended under…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2003
Put aside the regionals. What about the national specialized agencies, like MIB? This amendment could be amended under the rules. An amendment could be offered to amend this, a second degree amendment. Would the gentleman agree to exclude the regionals and cover the specialized national ones?
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing amendments related to national specialized agencies during a legislative session.

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