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Barney Frank: “Mr. Chairman, if this did not separately say schools, there might be an argument. But it separately says schools and a…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 1995
Mr. Chairman, if this did not separately say schools, there might be an argument. But it separately says schools and a lot of other things.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the inclusion of schools in a legislative proposal.

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