Barney Frank said "I think we are entitled to point out that this was not such a big secret and that notion I will stress for this reason. Sure there is reason to debate this. I have agreed with some of the points Mr. Rohrabacher made, and I have supported some amendments to move it more in his direction, but to denounce it in these terms, to talk about secret agreements and to invoke conspiracies of people to be beholden to foreign powers to undermine American economics is just not a good idea." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 23, 1997

I think we are entitled to point out that this was not such a big secret and that notion I will stress for this reason. Sure there is reason to debate this. I have agreed with some of the points Mr. Rohrabacher made, and I have supported some amendments to move it more in his direction, but to denounce it in these terms, to talk about secret agreements and to invoke conspiracies of people to be beholden to foreign powers to undermine American economics is just not a good idea.

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Barney Frank

Democratic · Massachusetts

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Addressing claims of a secret agreement during a debate.

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