Rep. Barney Frank

Democrat  •  4th District, Massachusetts  •  15th Term  •  Sworn In 1981
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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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
11/11/09
Why Obama, Pelosi, and our liberal democrats should not run our healthcare.

—Representative Barney Frank, September 25, 2003. Yet liberals keep voting in idiots like Frank. But I guess we can see who the real idiots are. ...

Source: Sussex Sun
11/11/09
San Diego veterans join chorus demanding a repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell

Last month, the president signed federal hate crimes legislation that was attached to a military spending bill. Gay Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass. ...

Source: SDNN: San Diego News Network
11/11/09
Senate plan to overhaul Wall Street is unveiled

...attempts are made by some of the same special interests who caused this mess in the first place." In the House, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., has guided the Financial Services Committee through meetings that could lead to passage of a comprehensive bill

11/11/09
RE: Barney Frank

"In the House, Representative Barney Frank has guided the Financial Services Committee through meetings that could lead to passage of a comprehensive bill ...

Source: CBS News
11/11/09
RE: Barney Frank

Now lets get an investigation on the following slime balls: Barney Frank - Democrat - US Representative from Massachusetts from 1981 to present. ...

Source: CBS News
11/11/09
RE: Barney Frank

... Maloney of New York and Barney Frank of Massachusetts—has moved the effective date to Dec. 1, 2009. In response to the vote, Representative Maloney said ...

Source: Personal Liberty Digest
11/11/09
How Sesame Street can make amends to Fox News

Make Cookie Monster look more like Barney Frank. 4. Maria and Luis get carted away from the Fix-It shop in a very special episode that introduces children ...

Source: Palm Beach Post
11/11/09
Odds And Ends »

Rep. Barney Frank predicts "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will be part of next year's Department of Defense authorization bill. The Gallup poll has some good news ...

Source: New York Daily News
11/11/09
RE: Barney Frank

CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Jessica Yellin talk about Rep. Barney Frank's saying he wouldn't know what a marijuana plant looks like because he's not an ...

Source: The Trentonian
11/11/09
RE: Barney Frank

... as part of next year's authorization bill in both the House and the Senate, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., told Politico in a story published Wednesday. ...

Source: United Press International
11/11/09
Congress Speeds Up Credit Card Legislation in Response to Rate Increases

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
11/10/09
Local banks sound off on regulation

Leading the call was an unlikely pair - Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Walt Minnick, R-Idaho. Frank heads the House's Committee on Financial Services, ...

Source: Pasadena Star-News
11/10/09
RE: Barney Frank

But last night, in an interview with Democratic Rep. Barney Frank, things got heated as the pair debated Wall Street bonuses. “We dished out billions of ...

Source: Mediaite.com
11/10/09
RE: Barney Frank

Bair indicated her understanding that legislation proposed by Rep. Barney Frank (D., Mass.) regarding the treatment of firms deemed too big to fail will be ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/10/09
If we don't trust Congress, why are we handing over the keys?

Rep. Barney Frank said in late October that the Democrats of the White House and Congress "are trying on every front to increase the role of government in ...

Source: Madison Daily Leader
11/10/09
RE: Barney Frank

... have really little, if no, control over,” said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). “To give them even more power concerns me. I trust [Chairman] Barney Frank. ...

Source: Politico
11/10/09
Frank: Credit Card Hikes Show Need For Oversight

... new federal regulations that take effect in February -- raising rates and reducing credit limits -- may boomerang, suggests Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass. ...

Source: MediaPost Publications
11/10/09
RE: Barney Frank

... have really little, if no, control over,” said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). “To give them even more power concerns me. I trust [Chairman] Barney Frank. ...

Source: Politico
11/10/09
Under Attack, Fed Chief Studies Politics

Representative Barney Frank, left, said of Ben S. Bernanke, the Fed chairman, right: “Ben Bernanke turns out to have better political instincts than anybody ...

Source: New York Times
11/09/09
Curbing Size of Big Firms

... provisions will make it into a final law, although they have the support of House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D., Mass.). Rep. ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/09/09
PartyGaming Moves Toward US Gambling Return With WPT Acquisition

Representative Barney Frank has proposed legislation that would regulate Internet gambling in the country. He currently has sixty-two co-sponsors for his ...

Source: Casino Gambling Web
11/09/09
Frank: credit card hikes shows need for oversight

...year. The moves, which have sparked a new wave of consumer complaints, have boosted support for a new consumer agency, Rep. Barney Frank says. Consumer complaints about credit card companies increasing interest rates and adding steep new fees have spawn

11/09/09
Rep. Frank Throws Cold Water On CU Regulatory Requests

WASHINGTON — House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said last week he opposes giving credit unions additional ...

Source: Credit Union Times
11/09/09
RE: Barney Frank

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) held the news conference to speak to reporters about the pending mark up of regulatory reform legislation for the American ...

Source: 89.3 KPCC
11/09/09
A TV guide for Massachusetts Democrats

Dan Payne is a Boston-area media consultant who has created TV commercials for Senator John F. Kerry and Representative Barney Frank and Democrats around ...

Source: Boston Globe
11/09/09
What Minnesotans are making of the health care reform bill

Bachmann was also the subject of some mockery from Barney Frank, who recounted his experiences with health care protesters, as reported by the Associated ...

Source: MinnPost.com
11/09/09
RE: Barney Frank

Polis further encourages support for the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act (HR 2267), introduced by Rep. Barney Frank ...

Source: RecentPoker.com
11/09/09
RE: Barney Frank

We had to figure that poker's detractors would respond to the letter initiated by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) backing the petition filed by the Poker ...

Source: PokerNews.com
11/09/09
ACA Defends Self-Regulatory Proposal for Debt Collection Industry

... Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), a proposal that is expected to be introduced before the Thanksgiving break by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass. ...

Source: InsideARM

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