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Barney Frank: Some of the Republicans have been trying to make a point about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Here are the facts on this.…

On the recordSeptember 30, 2008
Some of the Republicans have been trying to make a point about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Here are the facts on this. The Republicans of course, controlled Congress and especially the House from 1995 until 2006. They never passed a bill to improve the regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank defends his record regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, pointing out that Republicans failed to regulate them during their time in control.

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