Rep. Barney Frank
Democrat • 4th District, Massachusetts • 15th Term • Sworn In 1981
- 27 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 24 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 37 of 440)
- 284 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 46 of 440) 6 Made Into Law (Ranks 42 of 440)
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- Votes with party 97%
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Foreclosures May Hit 1.5 Million as US Housing Bust Deepens
US House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, said he may propose legislation to reign in ``inappropriate'' lending ...
US House Panel Plans Hearing on Retailers' Banks
The chairman of the House panel, Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts, has already introduced legislation with Ohio Republican Paul Gillmor that would ...
What to call those Americans who died in Iraq
Barney Frank, D-Mass., one of Maher's guests that night, opposes the war, as well, but he argued that adding to the pain of families that have lost loved ...
Oxley opposes compensation bill
Barney Frank, D-Mass., that would require companies to have an annual non-binding vote on executive compensation. “I don’t think it is a good idea,” Mr. ...
Congress to Investigate Immigration Raid
Barney Frank, all Democrats, at a meeting of family members Sunday at a New Bedford church that has served as a clearinghouse since the Tuesday raid. ...
Color Me Guilty: Confessions of a Serial Profiler
No matter how our government tries to legislate morality, I still involuntarily flinch every time I see Barney Frank’s mouth. ...
New rules for Fannie, Freddie get support in House
"We fully expect [House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney] Frank to pass his bill out of committee this month and out of the House next month," ...
Early withdrawal from Iraq disastrous for Israel, Cheney says
... while an initiative by Congressman Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, suggests prohibiting the transfer of pension fund ...
Foreclosures May Hit 1.5 Million in US Housing Bust (Update3)
US House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, said he may propose legislation to reign in ``inappropriate'' lending ...
WEEKLY AGENDA: The Banker's Calendar For The Week of March 12
Speakers include House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank [D-Mass.] at 8:30 am, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox at 9:30 am, and Senate Banking Chairman ...
The line between snarky and mean
What did Congressman Barney Frank say when the Supreme Court issued the Lawrence decision to overturn the sodomy statutes in the state of Texas? ...
Selective reporting on stupidity
Barney Frank wanted nothing to do with Maher's poison and tried to guide him back across the line of decency, noting that Maher's show selects which speech ...
Congressional overcompensation
Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, is about to introduce legislation to require corporate shareholder review of executive compensation. ...
Bay State congressmen decry Defense contracts to Bianco
Barney Frank and Sen. John Kerry are blasting the Department of Defense for providing Michael Bianco Inc. with millions of dollars for military contract ...
Roll out the lending program, STAT
Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, held hearings on the issue of "nontraditional mortgages" and ...
Delahunt says Congress will investigate immigration raid
Edward Kennedy and John Kerry and US Rep. Barney Frank, all Democrats, at a meeting of family members Sunday at a New Bedford church, which has served as a ...
Congress Will Investigate Immigration Raid
Edward Kennedy and John Kerry and US Rep. Barney Frank, all Democrats, at a meeting of family members Sunday at a New Bedford church, which has served as a ...
Delahunt says Congress will investigate immigration raid
Edward Kennedy and John Kerry and US Rep. Barney Frank, all Democrats, at a meeting of family members Sunday at a New Bedford church, which has served as a ...
Delahunt Says Congress Will Investigate Immigration Raid
Edward Kennedy and John Kerry and US Rep. Barney Frank, all Democrats, at a meeting of family members Sunday at a New Bedford church, which has served as a ...
Effort to rein in pay gathering steam
Barney Frank, has drafted legislation that would give shareholders a chance to vote on executive pay packages. President George W. Bush weighed in during ...
As housing goes bust, lenders turn predators?
Both Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Christopher Dodd, Connecticut Democrat and chairman of ...
Frank urges change in Washington
Barney Frank, D-Newton, delivered a boisterous and serious-minded talk to local Democrats Saturday, holding no punches, and calling for ideological change ...
Frankly demagogic
Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, is about to introduce legislation to require corporate shareholder review of executive compensation. ...
House weighs 'say-on-pay' bill
Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., introduced the bill March 1 in response to shareholder advocates who have been calling for "say-on-pay" votes to ...
Lawmakers back 'say-on-pay'
Committee chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., introduced the bill March 1 in response to shareholder advocates who have been calling for "say-on-pay" votes to ...
GSE reform legislation lacks investment cap
Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, plans to introduce the legislation later on Friday, his spokesman said. ...
US corporate governance
Barney Frank, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, said his panel would vote this month on a bill that would require all companies to allow ...
UPDATE 2-GSE reform legislation lacks investment cap
Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, plans to introduce the legislation later on Friday, his spokesman said. ...
Oxley opposes compensation bill
Barney Frank, D-Mass., that would require companies to have an annual non-binding vote on executive compensation. “I don’t think it is a good idea,” Mr. ...
House bill tightens rules on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Barney Frank, D-Mass., Richard Baker, R-La., and others, the bill would also direct some of the companies' funds to an affordable housing fund. ...
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