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Barney Frank: “Mr. Chairman, I very much regret taking the time away from Members on this serious subject, but the time is over when I…”

On the recordMay 11, 1995
Mr. Chairman, I very much regret taking the time away from Members on this serious subject, but the time is over when I will let that kind of gratuitous bigotry go unchallenged, and I take the floor simply to express my contempt for the effort to introduce such unwarranted and gratuitous slurs on decent human beings on the floor of this House.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Addressing remarks made during a debate regarding military service by LGBTQ individuals.

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