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Barney Frank: “They use the fact that because of them it is all coming from the taxpayer as a reason not to fund it adequately.”

On the recordDecember 14, 2011
They use the fact that because of them it is all coming from the taxpayer as a reason not to fund it adequately.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank criticizes Republicans for not adequately funding regulatory bodies.

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