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On the recordOctober 2, 2011
Your testimony cherry-picks what looks good and leaves out what's not good, and that's not building trust.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Editor's note · Context

Frank criticizes Dr. Lubchenco for selective reporting in her testimony.

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