Rep. Barney Frank

Democrat  •  4th District, Massachusetts  •  15th Term  •  Sworn In 1981
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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11/14/09
Political power seen in parties

HOLYOKE - US Rep. Barney Frank, D-Newton, expressed strong support for the idea of political parties Friday night at the Log Cabin ...

Source: MassLive.com
11/14/09
House's Rx not the health-care cure

"If we get a good public option," House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., said in late July, "that's the best way to get to single-payer. ...

Source: Cincinnati.com
11/14/09
On What Planet Does Barney Frank Spend Most of His Time?

Barney Frank has become something of a darling on the left because of his feistiness, which heaven knows is in short supply among Democratic politicians. ...

Source: Congress Matters (blog)
11/14/09
Financial sector heavy contributors to Frank's campaign warchest

But with his approaching re-election bid, the financial sector is a high priority for US Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. As chairman of the House Financial ...

Source: SouthCoastToday.com
11/13/09
House, Senate Letters want Arab States to make "Dramatic gestures toward Israel"

HR 1327, introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), has gained 12 co-sponsors and now has 229, including Frank. S. 1065, introduced by Sen. ...

Source: Media Monitors Network
11/13/09
Proposed federal legislation would protect gays in workplace; California ...

Noted gay Congressman Barney Frank, D-Mass., introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 this summer. The bill is cosponsored by 189 House ...

Source: Contra Costa Times
11/13/09
Kanjorski seeks government power to break up big banks

Paul Kanjorski said the legislation will be proposed as an amendment to a bill on limiting systemic risk by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the ...

Source: Citizens Voice
11/13/09
RE: Barney Frank

WASHINGTON (MNI) - As House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank prepares next week to make the final push to complete his financial ...

Source: Market News International
11/13/09
RE: Barney Frank

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, has said he will include elements of Paul's bill in broader financial regulatory ...

Source: Reuters
11/13/09
Member of Obama's Cabinet making a stop in Fall River

On Monday morning, Donovan will be accompanied by US Rep. Barney Frank and other officials as they target the mortgage crisis in Southeastern Massachusetts. ...

Source: Fall River Herald News
11/12/09
Local Democrats honor Barney Frank

HOLYOKE - Democrats everywhere cheered US Rep. Barney Frank in August when he reacted to a woman holding a poster of Obama-as-Hitler at a ...

Source: GazetteNET
11/12/09
RE: Barney Frank

WASHINGTON, DC, November 12, 2009 (lifesitenews.com) -- Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank said on Wednesday that "Don't Ask, ...

Source: Lifesite
11/12/09
Region pays respects to veterans

NEW BEDFORD — SouthCoast honored veterans both stateside and overseas Wednesday as part of Veterans Day activities, remembering the sacrifices they make daily and the dangers they face in the name of freedom. As part of the activities, there were

11/12/09
Rep. Barney Frank: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to Be Repealed

...DC, November 12, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank said on Wednesday that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT), the current military policy handling homosexuals in the armed forces, is likely to be repealed in the next year's Depa

Source: LifeSite.net
11/12/09
Why Wall Street Isn't Main Street

Representative Barney Frank and Senator Chris Dodd have held numerous hearings, pointing fingers at greedy capitalists and unchecked, ...

Source: American Thinker
11/12/09
Simmons leads Dodd and McMahon by 11

...Post HuffPo's dominant headline this morning sends readers to The Advocate, which recently learned from Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) that Democrats hope to repeal 'Don't ask, don't tell' by attaching the measure to next spring's defense appropriations bi

Source: The Hill
11/12/09
RE: Barney Frank

WASHINGTON, DC, November 12, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank said on Wednesday that "Don't Ask, ...

Source: Lifesite
11/12/09
The Money Man's Best Friend

Mike Konczal: How well will Representative Barney Frank's proposed regulatory reform legislation address the "too big to fail" problem? ...

Source: The Nation.
11/12/09
HATS OFF TO VETS: Fall River remembers freedom's defenders

US Rep. Barney Frank races to replace the windblown cap of United States Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Giguerre, of Exeter, RI, during the Fall River Veterans' ...

Source: Fall River Herald News
11/12/09
House Committee to Vote on Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), would prohibit employment discrimination, preferential treatment, and retaliation on the basis of sexual ...

Source: Outcome Buffalo
11/12/09
The Ghost of Glass-Steagall

If you like this video, please share it! Facebook. Twitter. The Dodd plan joins proposals from Rep. Barney Frank, Senator Sanders and the White House. ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
11/12/09
RE: Barney Frank

The bill was criticized at the hearing by Rep. Frank's House Finance and Banking Committee, by Democrats and Republicans, and even an Obama administration ...

Source: FinalCall.com News
11/12/09
RE: Barney Frank

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank. Compromise on monetary policy is a fool's errand. Instead, the Chairman Bernanke should take a ...

Source: Seeking Alpha (blog)
11/12/09
RE: Barney Frank

Dodd's plan to weaken the Fed stands in stark contrast to the House's regulatory bill, spearheaded by Democratic Rep. Barney Frank, which would increase the ...

Source: The AtlanticWire (blog)
11/12/09
Citing DADT, Human Rights Campaign Backs Gillibrand »

Rep. Barney Frank told The Advocate this week that a repeal of DADT would likely be included in next year's Department of Defense authorization bill. ...

Source: New York Daily News
11/12/09
Bank Breakup Plan, Still Unseen, Draws Wall St. Ire

The amendment would be attached to the House version of the financial regulatory overhaul bill sponsored by Representative Barney Frank, the Massachusetts ...

Source: New York Times
11/12/09
RE: Barney Frank

"I would ask the Democrats in the crowds if the 'dancing queen' Barney Frank really represented them and they would go, 'No!'" "People are feeling, number ...

Source: Raw Story
11/12/09
RE: Barney Frank

Representative Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has proposed giving the Federal Reserve authority to force holding ...

Source: Bloomberg
11/11/09
Feds fund preservation of historical city bank records

... at a new conference held at the whaling museum's research library on Purchase Street and attended by Rep. Barney Frank and other elected officials. ...

Source: South Coast Today
11/11/09
RE: Barney Frank

Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) says that banks response to the proposed changes simply proves the need for some sort of regulation that protects ...

Source: My Bank Tracker Bank News

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