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Barney Frank: in the interest of bipartisanship and a better debate, I know last night there were obviously some constraints which…

On the recordJune 28, 2000
in the interest of bipartisanship and a better debate, I know last night there were obviously some constraints which kept some Members of the Republican side, including the leadership, from participating in the debate. In case the same constraints are applied today, if there are Republican Members, particularly in the leadership, who have doubts about this bill that they have been asked not to express we are available. If they send them to us, we would be glad once again to put them into the Record so that there is a fuller debate than apparently otherwise we are going to have. We are available for those Republicans suffering from that kind of floor censorship to get their message out.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Addressing constraints on Republican participation in a legislative debate.

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