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Barney Frank: “No. I am yielding for the purpose of a question. Answer the question. The gentleman said, the choice is to either put it…”

On the recordMay 17, 2007
No. I am yielding for the purpose of a question. Answer the question. The gentleman said, the choice is to either put it into affordable housing or put it into the deficit. It doesn't go into the deficit now. It is Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac profit. Nothing in his amendment that I read would put it into the deficit. Would he please explain to me what his statement meant and how it is accurate, and I will yield for that purpose.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Questioning a colleague's statement regarding funding for affordable housing and the deficit.

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