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Barney Frank: “I understand that. That is a definition of the deficit. Good for the gentleman. But it does not put any money into the…”

On the recordMay 17, 2007
I understand that. That is a definition of the deficit. Good for the gentleman. But it does not put any money into the deficit. The gentleman said that if we passed his amendment, we would be choosing to put the money, instead of into affordable housing, into helping Social Security. The amendment doesn't say that.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Debating an amendment related to budget allocations for affordable housing and Social Security.

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