Rep. Barney Frank

Democrat  •  4th District, Massachusetts  •  15th Term  •  Sworn In 1981
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 97%
  • Abstains: 3%

View All (7,567)

10/25/09
Credit card shenanigans

She is co-authoring a bill with Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., to move up the effective date of the reforms to Dec. 1. That may help. ...

Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram
10/25/09
A shrinking overhaul

...against yet another exemption to the powers of the proposed consumer protection agency. The panel’s chairman, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Newton, acknowledged later that of all the aspects of financial regulation that he is contending with, the consumer agen

10/25/09
Trying to Rein in 'Too Big to Fail' Institutions

A senior administration official said on Sunday that after extensive consultations with Treasury Department officials, Representative Barney Frank, ...

Source: New York Times
10/25/09
RE: Barney Frank

Representative Barney Frank is hoping that lawmakers overturn the law sometime next year. Frank has proposed legislation that would regulate, ...

Source: New Online Casinos (blog)
10/25/09
RE: Barney Frank

US Rep. Barney Frank, D-4th, said Kennedy was dedicated to improving the lives of his constituents, and was pragmatic about what he needed to do. ...

Source: Daily News Tribune
10/25/09
Rep. Barney Frank Expects Nationwide Medical Marijuana Law

By Marijuana Policy Project , Reforming US Marijuana Laws - 2 Seconds Ago Congressman Barney Frank, author of two important marijuana policy reform bills ...

Source: Opposing Views
10/25/09
Statement from Center for Responsible Lending President Michael Calhoun, on ...

"We commend the leadership of Chairman Barney Frank and the House Financial Services Committee for passing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency ...

Source: PR-AU.com... (press release)
10/25/09
Congressman Stearns meets with Villagers

A woman who first apologized for being from the same state as Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., commented on changes to Medicare, and Medicare Advantage, ...

Source: Villages Daily Sun
10/25/09
Galleon sinks, but area hedgies scorn the life boats

“Barney Frank and Chris Dodd will not miss an opportunity like this,” he said, referring to Frank, the Massachusetts congressman who is chairman of the ...

Source: Connecticut Post
10/24/09
Pay cuts for millionaires

Despite the labors of the House's Financial Services Committee chairman, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., Congress has been slow to recognize the need for ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
10/24/09
House Dems Warp Financial Oversight Board

...intense pressure from Wall Street banks and their customers in corporate America, the bill that was approved on Thursday by Rep. Barney Frank's Financial Services Committee is riddled with exceptions and loopholes, many critics say,” Hirsh wrote. “I

10/24/09
RE: Barney Frank

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. speaks during a markup of legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, ...

Source: Examiner.com
10/24/09
RE: Barney Frank

Despite the labors of the House's Financial Services Committee chairman, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., Congress has been slow to recognize the need for ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
10/24/09
OPINION: Legislature should control pot laws

Just last year, US Rep. Barney Frank, D-Newton, said something that would have been political suicide not long ago. “I do not believe that the federal ...

Source: Enterprise News
10/24/09
RE: Barney Frank

Representative Barney Frank is leading the charge to correct the ill-advised UIGEA. Frank has proposed legislation that would overturn the UIGEA. ...

Source: Casino Gambling Web
10/23/09
US Rep Frank: Consumer Agency To Take Hard Line On Enforcement

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- US Rep. Barney Frank promised Friday morning that the consumer protection agency ...

Source: NASDAQ
10/23/09
Fishing safety measures advance in Congress

Two years after hosting a safety forum for local fishermen, Rep. Barney Frank announced the House has passed a Coast Guard Reauthorization ...

Source: South Coast Today
10/23/09
RE: Barney Frank

... Wednesday to support "The Corey Shea Act," a bill sponsored by US Rep. Barney Frank on behalf of Shea's mother, Denise Anderson, of Mansfield. ...

Source: Attleboro Sun Chronicle
10/23/09
Frank cashing in on bank-regulating role

The Boston Globe offers the latest evidence of this truism in a piece Friday about US Rep. Barney Frank. The Newton Democrat's campaign contributions, ...

Source: Boston Business Journal
10/23/09
RE: Barney Frank

It was that language that gave Ken Feinberg the authority to do what he's doing,” House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said. ...

Source: Politico
10/23/09
How Main Street banks get what they want

Rep. Barney Frank's House Financial committee passed a bill that gave small banks a break. ...

Source: CNNMoney.com
10/22/09
Fiscal policy role fuels Frank fund-raising

WASHINGTON - Representative Barney Frank's central role in drafting new regulations for the US financial industry has dramatically boosted ...

Source: Boston Globe
10/22/09
Rep. Barney Frank On Wall Street Executive Pay Limits

...federal bailout money. CHENEY: The White House must stop dithering while America's armed forces are in Rachel Maddow is joined by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) to talk about plans PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: "These folks, they've got a lot of nerve. They leave..

10/22/09
House panel approves consumer protection agency

...insurer in her district, on Wednesday pushed though another exemption for credit, mortgage and title insurers. Rep. Barney Frank, who chairs the panel, said exceptions were being made to clarify that the agency will monitor financial products and not ev

10/22/09
Congress moves to expand financial oversight

...mortgage insurer in her district, on Wednesday pushed though another exemption for credit, mortgage and title insurers. Rep. Barney Frank, who chairs the panel, said exceptions were being made to clarify that the agency will monitor financial products a

10/22/09
Frank Hails ‘Major Breakthrough’ in Financial Regulation

On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee voted in favor of a bill aimed at creating the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Agency, a watchdog organization designed in response to President Barack Obama’s call for greater oversight and

Source: Truth Dig
10/22/09
RE: Barney Frank

"We now have a standalone consumer protection agency that has very significant powers," said Rep. Barney Frank (D., Mass.), who is chairman of the Financial ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
10/22/09
RE: Barney Frank

WASHINGTON - Representative Barney Frank's central role in drafting new regulations for the US financial industry has dramatically boosted ...

Source: Boston Globe
10/22/09
RE: Barney Frank

The House Rules Committee now has to reconcile Peterson's bill with Rep. Barney Frank's, with a vote on the House floor expected by the end of next month. ...

Source: Derivatives Week
10/22/09
Business briefs

Upset by the behavior of credit card companies, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the committee's chairman, has introduced legislation that would move up ...

Source: News Sentinel

Official website: http://www.house.gov/frank/
Address:
2252 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5931
Fax: 202-225-0182

Person's Views

  • Today: 38
  • Past Seven Days: 288
  • All-Time: 17,946

26.2%

Average Rating

37%

Avg. from State

Login to Rate
Write This Representative
You are writing Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4].
Track with MyOC

Top-Rated Comments

OpenCongress is a free and open-source joint project of two non-profit organizations, the Participatory Politics Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation.