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Barney Frank: “The last 10 years cannot be relevant to my question about 1981. We are talking about 1981. In 1981, under the Reagan…”

On the recordMay 8, 1996
The last 10 years cannot be relevant to my question about 1981. We are talking about 1981. In 1981, under the Reagan domination of this House, Gramm-Latta amended the Brooke amendment to make it what the gentleman objected to. How was that the fault of the Democrats, when it was Gramm-Latta that did it in 1981?
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Addressing a question about legislative actions from 1981 during a debate.

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