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On the recordMarch 11, 2011
Reclaiming my time, no, that's not what the gentleman is saying. The gentleman is completely contradicting himself. He says it's a grant program. First, he was contradicting the other gentleman from Texas. Now he's contradicting himself. He said it's a grant program. Well, if it's a grant program, why did the gentleman say it was getting people further in debt? The gentleman has been caught in a totally contradictory argument. He did not say it was a grant program. He said it was getting people further in debt.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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The speaker is addressing contradictions in a colleague's statements regarding a grant program.

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