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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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- Rep. Tammy Baldwin
- Rep. Frank LoBiondo
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Walter Minnick
- Rep. Paul Broun
- Votes with party 97%
- Abstains: 3%
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Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Sen. Jon Kyl , R-Ariz., about whether terror detainees have the right to habeas corpus.
Feds take aim at banks issuing credit cards to illegals
Tom Price, R-Ga., sent a formal letter of request to Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., and ranking member Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., ...
Today's Business
Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the committee, that would give shareholders a chance to express approval or disapproval of executive pay plans through a ...
Illegals taking more and more jobs
Congressman Barney Frank, D-Mass., says he supports the construction of a border fence as part of a multi-pronged approach that would also allow the ...
House Debates Executive Pay Oversight
Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the Financial Services Committee, said his panel would vote in March on a bill that would require all companies to allow ...
UPDATE 3-GSE reform legislation introduced in US House
Barney Frank has championed inclusion of the affordable housing fund that Fannie and Freddie would sponsor. During its first year, the fund would funnel ...
Democrats Steer the War in Iraq in Fits and Starts
“It’sa high-risk thing,” said Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts. Even without a financing cut, Republicans are quick to accuse ...
GSE Reform Legislation Introduced in US House
Barney Frank has championed inclusion of the affordable housing fund that Fannie and Freddie would sponsor. During its first year, the fund would funnel ...
WashPost's Dramatic Bias By Omission on Behalf of Rick Kaplan ...
Opening line from Maher to Barney Frank: "What's the Democratic plan to kill the people who need killing?" The guests are, as Maher promised, ...
Gay/AIDS advocate Bob Hattoy dies
... gay marketing guru Bob Witeck surveyed the LGBT elite gathered to hear the lineup of Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and then governor Howard Dean. ...
Credit card program for immigrants leads to photo ID bill
Tom Price, R-Ga., sent a formal letter of request to Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., and ranking member Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., ...
UPDATE 1-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 ...
Iran in Congress's Sights
Lantos also said he would work with Congressman Barney Frank (Dem., Mass.) to divest funds from Iran. Ranking Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said she ...
House dukes it out on exec comp bill
But Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., the author of the legislation, denied that he is attempting to set corporate salaries. ...
UPDATE 1-CEOs' group hits US bill on shareholder pay votes
The bill introduced by Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank would give shareholders the right to cast annual, nonbinding advisory votes on executive ...
Government Interference in Companies' Salary Policy Sets Dangerous ...
Barney Frank (D-MA), would "require public companies to include in their annual proxies a non-binding advisory shareholder vote on their executive pay plans ...
Hedge funds to get 'series' of hearings in House committee
Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., plans to hold the first hearing March 13. Hedge funds have been the subject of intense congressional and regulatory scrutiny ...
Letting Shareholders Vote on CEO Pay Sparks Debate in House
Barney Frank, D-Mass, is needed to prevent fraud. But opponents say it would interfere with the free working of American companies and force executives to ...
Corporate executives worried about shareholder legislation
He was testifying at a hearing focused on legislation introduced this month by Congressman Barney Frank, chairman of the committee. ...
Congress Debates Executive Compensation
Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the committee, that would give shareholders a chance to express approval or disapproval of executive pay plans through a ...
The Dems Go To Washington
Barney Frank; Eric Holder, former Deputy Attorney General and US Attorney under President Clinton; Mickey Kantor, former Secretary of Commerce and Chair of ...
No need for new law on executive pay, Oxley says
The measure was sponsored by US Rep Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who replaced Ohio Republican Oxley as chairman of the committee when the Democrats took over ...
Frank: Federal regulation must protect consumers
Barney Frank, D-Mass.—said Wednesday he would support a federal role in insurance regulation "as long as they hit a pretty high level" of what’s already ...
Dozens of young children stranded after factory raid
Barney Frank, the congressman who represents New Bedford, said today that his office was working with Massachusetts state officials to ensure that children ...
Notes about people
Barney Frank, a Democrat who continues to hold that seat. In anticipation of the August 2007 retirement of the Rev. Dr. Jane A. Spahr, who has served as the ...
HEDGE FUNDS Senator seeks to register hedge fund advisers
Barney Frank, D-Mass., the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is planning hearings on hedge funds this spring. ...
2, Tom Cruise and Sumner Redstone Friends Again?
Barney Frank wisecracked, "They said the bomb was wasted," which was met with a combination of laughter and applause from Maher's uni-lefty audience. ...
Feds take aim at banks issuing credit cards to illegals
Tom Price, R-Ga., sent a formal letter of request to Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., and ranking member Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., ...
TV personality had suggested more would live if Cheney didn't
Barney Frank: Excuse me, Bill, but can I ask you a question? Do you decide what the topics are for this show? Maher: Yeah, I decide the topics, ...
Bias by Story Selection
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 ...
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