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Barney Frank: “I want to try to reach some agreement here. The point is this: By the gentleman's own chart he is acknowledging, by his…”

On the recordMay 9, 1996
I want to try to reach some agreement here. The point is this: By the gentleman's own chart he is acknowledging, by his choice of a date, that when the Brooke amendment was simply a cap and not a floor, it did not have that negative effect. His own chart starts there. I am talking about returning it to what the gentleman regards from his chart as the good old days. The gentleman should read his own chart.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of the Brooke amendment during a debate.

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