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Barney Frank: “I do suggest a possible compromise, because there is a certain self-interest. Let us be honest among the Members.…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2006
I do suggest a possible compromise, because there is a certain self-interest. Let us be honest among the Members. Perhaps the modification could be that any former Member using any piece of equipment would have to yield to a current Member.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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