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On the recordMay 11, 1995
I am particularly calling attention to the formulation, the gratuitously, I believe, bigoted and insulating formulation, and I am very disappointed to see that language on the floor of the House.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Addressing concerns about language used in a policy debate on the House floor.

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