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These two entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.

Barney Frank

I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people may like or dislike, and people who physically impose themselves on children or misuse their authority to impose on children.
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Children People Thinking
We all have the right to call each other names. Rudeness is a deeply held constitutional value.
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Name Rudeness Values
The single most important thing you can do politically for gay rights is to come out. Not to write a letter to your congressman but to come out.
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Gay Rights Writing
Conservatives believe that from the standpoint of the federal government, life begins at conception and ends at birth.
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Believe Birth Government
For most of my life, I have eaten to deal with stress.
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Dealing Eaten Life Stress
Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them the facts that they want to hear.
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Giving Issues People
And I think there is too much bloviating around from politicians.
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Much Politician Thinking Too
Ronald Reagan believes in the free market like some people believe in unicorns.
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Believe People Unicorn
Serving in Congress is like having a second shot at high school.
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Congress Political School
But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system will produce more inequality than is socially healthy or than is necessary for maximum efficiency.
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Efficiency Healthy Produce
In a free society, a large degree of human activity is none of the government’s business. We should make criminal what’s going to hurt other people and other than that we should leave it to people to make their own choices.
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Government Hurt People
Nothing in the world is as mobile as capital. It can move anywhere in the world instantaneously.
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Mobile Moving World
I’m used to being in the minority. I’m a left-handed, gay Jew. I’ve never felt, automatically, a member of any majority.
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Gay Hand Left Majority
I have been mislabeled as a big advocate of low-income home ownership over rental.
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Home Income Low Ownership
I am not aware of any specific provision that mandates any tightening of lending to small business other than a requirement that people who lend and then sell that loan be prepared to take a part of the risk. And I’m proud of that.
BARNEY FRANK

People Proud Risk
These two entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.
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Affordable Housing People Two

These two entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.

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These two entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.

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