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Barney Frank: “I would expect more in the gentleman's logic that we would propose that people could keep 30 percent of their pets; that…”

On the recordMay 8, 1996
I would expect more in the gentleman's logic that we would propose that people could keep 30 percent of their pets; that would be more in line with the kind of thinking the gentleman has had.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Critiquing a colleague's argument during a debate.

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