On the recordNovember 15, 2011
It was blocked, actually, by Barney Frank and former senator, Chris Dodd. So that's why it didn't get done.
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transcripts.cnn.comAri Fleischer: “It was blocked, actually, by Barney Frank and former senator, Chris Dodd. So that's why it didn't get done.”
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Fleischer attributes the failure of reforms to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to Barney Frank and Chris Dodd.
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