Barney Frank In The News - U.S. Congress

Barney Frank, D-Mass. McHenry suggested that American Samoa be exempted from a pending bill on stem cell research, thus calling attention to the Democrats' ...

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01/21/07

Chairman Barney Frank's "Boat" and What It's Full Of

WASHINGTON -- Barney Frank, the 14-term Massachusetts congressman who chairs the Financial Services Committee, says it might be useful to "make it a ...

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01/22/07

Barney Frank: The Equality Engineer

Barney Frank, the 14-term Massachusetts congressman who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, says it might be useful to "make it a misdemeanor to ...

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02/06/07

Former Congressman Drinan lauded as man of passion

Rep Barney Frank, D-4th, remembered his predecessor, the first Catholic priest elected to Congress, as “this funny, open, accessible human being” who ...

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02/07/07

Bernardi gets beating before House panel

Barney Frank, D-Mass., the committee chairman, began aggressively questioning the former mayor. Frank wanted to know what happened to President Bush's Urban ...

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02/07/07

US Rep Frank plans committee vote on GSE bill in March

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., plans to hold a vote in his committee next month on a bill ...

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02/07/07

Frank disputes trainer's accusation about safety classes

Barney Frank lashed out at Northeast Maritime Institute president Eric Dawicki yesterday, saying he falsely accused the congressman of discouraging ...

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02/07/07

Democrats criticize program to help Katrina victims

Barney Frank, D-Mass., criticized the Bush administration for dismantling public housing units in New Orleans and prematurely ending a Federal Emergency ...

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02/07/07

Fix insurance, Taylor tells panel

Barney Frank, D-Mass., said legislation will be introduced before March. "I believe it is appropriate for those of us in the federal government to apologize ...

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02/08/07

City anticipates loss of housing money

Barney Frank, D-Mass, and Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wisc., felt the system was outdated and led to major shortfalls in areas that needed more funding. ...

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02/08/07

Katrina housing: Congressional help welcome

Barney Frank is slamming the Bush administration for being so slow to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. "It is in my judgment inexcusable that this much ...

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02/08/07

Frank: Turn on airport lights

Barney Frank is urging the FAA to work with city officials to restore Runway 5 approach lights at the New Bedford Regional Airport as soon as possible. ...

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02/08/07

Father Drinan befriended Jews, empowered them politically

Father Drinan was a Jewish surrogate who paved the way for Barney Frank, his Jewish successor, whom he endorsed. More important, Father Drinan had made Jews ...

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02/08/07

Your views: Around the horn

While reading a recent edition of FLORIDA TODAY, specifically George Will's syndicated column, I read a quote from 14 term Congressman Barney Frank of ...

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02/09/07

Fannie Mae Announces Earnings Report Goals

Barney Frank [D-Mass.], chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, recently said he hopes to have the committee vote on a bill outlining GSE reform ...

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02/09/07

Everyone from Pres. Bush to union activists asks: How can CEO pay ...

Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is expected to introduce legislation on the issue. Frank said in a January speech ...

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02/10/07

Companies try to limit pay plans for CEOs

Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is expected to introduce legislation on the issue. Frank said in a January speech ...

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02/10/07

Executive pay is under harsh scrutiny

Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is expected to introduce legislation on the issue. In a January speech at the ...

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02/11/07

Loretta Sanchez steps into House speaker's shoes

Barney Frank, D-Mass., was in the chair when Republicans began to try to use some parliamentary maneuvers to make comments about the procedure the Democrats ...

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02/11/07

Stockholders jarred to action by CEO exit pay

Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is expected to introduce legislation on the issue. Frank said in a January speech ...

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02/12/07

Bernanke, Democrats May Spar Over Whether Times Are Good or Bad

Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, the new chairman of the House committee, says he wants his hearings to focus on the Fed's mandate to seek maximum ...

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02/12/07

Lobbyists look beyond Iraq, to trade

The Hill reported last week that House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) had told supporters that he wanted to move a bill to ...

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02/12/07

Gov. wants New Orleans projects reopened

Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House committee that oversees HUD. Frank is interested in opening up at least some of the apartments, his spokesman ...

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02/12/07

Obama Bets His Magic Will Endure `Freak Show' of US Politics

``Obama still has a test when he starts getting, frankly, more substantive,'' US Representative Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat and 26-year veteran ...

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02/12/07

Windfalls for CEOs may spur reforms

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is expected to introduce legislation on the issue. Frank said in a January ...

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02/12/07

Bernanke, Democrats May Spar Over Economy at Hearings (Update1)

Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, the new chairman of the House committee, says he wants his hearings to focus on the Fed's mandate to seek maximum ...

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02/12/07

Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Up in the Air

Representative, Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, predicts the House will pass a permanent extension of TRIA by ...

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02/13/07

Blanco: Keep NOLA Housing Projects Open

Barney Frank (D-Mass), the chairman of the House committee that oversees HUD. According to a spokesman for Frank, the congressman is interested in keeping ...

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02/13/07

lawmakers seek Sallie Mae exec stock sale data

George Miller and Barney Frank, both committee chairmen, said they sent letters asking questions about Sallie Mae Chairman Albert Lord's sale in early ...

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