Frank and I never had any really philosophical differences about what to do. The problems we had were with other people within the House and within the Senate, quite literally. I had to work through and around my own leadership. I had to work through and around the leadership of the minority. I had to work through and around the United States Senate, the most amazing outside groups that came after us like the hounds from hell. It took two and a half years to do, in my opinion, what should have been six months. Printed in house report number 113, 170. (02:26–02:40)
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