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Barney Frank: “I was not denying that there was a reference to multiple petitions. My point was the gentleman counterposed that to…”

On the recordApril 19, 1994
I was not denying that there was a reference to multiple petitions. My point was the gentleman counterposed that to retroactivity. I think the gentleman wrote down one thing and found another. I think he just made a mistake. If you want to prove that he is inconsistent on retroactivity, an ``s'' on petitions does not do it.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Addressing a debate on the interpretation of petitions and retroactivity.

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