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Barney Frank: “When the gentleman tells me the Federal Reserve has no objection, is he trying to get me to be for it or against?”

On the recordJuly 1, 1999
When the gentleman tells me the Federal Reserve has no objection, is he trying to get me to be for it or against?
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the implications of the Federal Reserve's stance during a debate.

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