Barney Frank said "I have asked the gentleman to explain to me how that is the fault of the Democrats. Would he explain to me, I will be glad to yield to him, how was the fact that the Reagan budget of 1981 turned the Brooke amendment from a tenant protection to a job killer the fault of the Democrats?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 8, 1996

I have asked the gentleman to explain to me how that is the fault of the Democrats. Would he explain to me, I will be glad to yield to him, how was the fact that the Reagan budget of 1981 turned the Brooke amendment from a tenant protection to a job killer the fault of the Democrats?

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Barney Frank

Democratic · Massachusetts

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the impact of the Reagan budget on housing policy during a debate.

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