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Barney Frank: “That is the same point. If in fact discussions between Members of the House and the executive branch about how to deal…”

On the recordMay 9, 1996
That is the same point. If in fact discussions between Members of the House and the executive branch about how to deal with some of these issues, if that is to be subpoenaed and made public, then comparable documents on this side will be. I predict that we will see a very one-sided application of this principle.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing the implications of subpoenaing discussions between Congress and the executive branch.

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