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Barney Frank: “The answer to the gentleman from Texas is when you have federally funded housing for the disabled, the parking that goes…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2007
The answer to the gentleman from Texas is when you have federally funded housing for the disabled, the parking that goes for the disabled and the service vehicles comes from that money. So the gentleman says, why does the Federal Government have to pay for parking? I don't know who else the gentleman thinks is going to pay for parking at housing that is built for people who are disabled. If the gentleman is unhappy with this, then perhaps he should draft his amendments more seriously.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Addressing concerns about federal funding for parking at housing for the disabled.

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