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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will be honoring retiring member Rep. Barney Frank (Mass.) next week for the 25th anniversary of his "coming out of the closet" as an openly gay congressman.  

WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) -- Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said they will hold a fundraiser next week honoring the "coming out" of Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank. Frank, who is retiring, became the first member of ...  

House Democrats will hold a fundraiser next week honoring the 25th anniversary of Rep. Barney's Frank (D-Mass.) coming out of the closet. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Steve ...  

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is holding a very special campaign event for Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on May 30. It’s an important 25 th anniversary that deserves celebration, according to the DCCC. What happened 25 years ago?  

CAMBRIDGE — U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is advising Harvard University graduates not to see partisan politics negatively, and to find work where their personal characteristics are strengths, not weaknesses. The Massachusetts Democrat and Harvard ...  

BOSTON -- Barney Frank, longtime Massachusetts congressman and Harvard graduate, will be addressing students at...  

Barney Frank, longtime Massachusetts congressman and Harvard graduate, will be addressing students at the university's Class Day.  

Harvard followed up it's undergraduate Class Day appearance by Andy Samberg yesterday with a speech from Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, who gave the graduating class advice for the future and good ...  

Congressman Barney Frank made history in 1987 when he came out of the closet, making him the first sitting lawmaker ever to be honest about his homosexuality. Now, 25-years later and as Frank prepares to retire, the Democratic Congressional Campaign...  

Who better to follow up Amy Poehler’s Harvard Class Day speech than Andy Samberg? His tousled hair, wildly witty SNL antics and Zuckerberg impersonation are sure to win the crowd over. And if they don’t, Congressman Barney Frank will be in ...  

Barney Frank and Rep. Ron Paul leave Congress at the end of the year. While their exodus will certainly be a loss, the politics around marijuana have shifted so dramatically in recent years that there will be no shortage of members to fill their shoes.  

With his wedding set for July, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass), has a vow in place. Thanks to security concerns, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will not be there to share in the festivities. Frank appeared on C-SPAN's ...  

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Retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) is making preparations for his wedding to partner Jim Ready this summer, when he’ll become the first sitting Congressman in a same-sex marriage. And though he’s appreciative of the President’s support for marriage equality, the straight-shooting politico, 71, tells C-SPAN he’s not putting the Obamas on the invite list. “I would be [...]  

Retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), a characteristically dour figure, seems especially in need of a few days away from the office. Frank said Sunday that Congress is “much worse” than when he was first elected more than two decades ago.  

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., will marry his partner in July, but there's one person he's not including on the guest list: President Obama. "If he and his wife wanted to come, I would be delighted and honored to have them. But he will bring the ...  

1. He's a Harvard man. Matthews, then Kirkland. Tutor in Winthrop. HLS ’77. 2. He's been in Congress for over 30 years. Frank has represented Massachusetts' Fourth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives since ...  

Two openly gay members of the House of Representatives–Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Jared Polis of Colorado–are hosting a fundraiser for Mr. Johnson–at a townhouse tonight in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington D.C. Tickets go ...  

NEW YORK -- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the first openly gay member of Congress, said Sunday that he does not think President Barack Obama's gay marriage endorsement will sway anybody's vote.  Though Washington is abuzz with speculation about how the ...  

Representative Barney Frank is getting married in July, and says he would welcome the Obamas, but doesn't want the fuss that comes with having the president's protectors around.  

Representative Barney Frank is getting married in July, and says he would welcome the Obamas, but doesn't want the fuss that comes with having the president's protectors around.  

On this weekend’s broadcast of ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” outgoing Democratic Rep. Barney Frank locked horns with Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who wanted to focus on economic issues instead of gay marriage. Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, claimed that Blackburn was relying too heavily on talking points. Blackburn objected to Frank’s assertion, but then Frank lashed out at Blackburn and host George...  

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said this morning on “This Week” that he hopes the still-forming Volcker Rule would prevent the type of behavior that JP Morgan Chase engaged in that led to a $2 billion trading loss announced last week.  

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said this morning on "This Week" that he hopes the still-forming Volcker Rule would prevent the type of behavior that JP Morgan Chase engaged in that led to a $2 billion loss in trading announced last week.  

On this weekend’s broadcast of ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” outgoing Democratic Rep. Barney Frank locked horns with Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who wanted to focus on economic issues instead of gay marriage.Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, claimed that Blackburn was relying too heavily on talking points.“I do know — George, I have to say and I — you know, this is a good political science lesson for...  

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) engaged in heated crosstalk and debate when the conversation moved from gay marriage to President Obama’s economic record and the state of unemployment among women on ABC’s This Week ...  

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the first openly gay member of Congress, said this morning on “This Week” that he “expected” President Obama to support same-sex marriage and dismissed the idea that he would suffer a political backlash for his decision. “I expected the president to be...  

Not to my party," he said. One day after President Barack Obama announced his support for gay marriage, … Full Story »Former Republican Rep. Tom Davis: Gay marriage opposition ‘not a comfortable place to be' for GOP in the long run  

ANNOUNCER: From ABC News, "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos. It's your voice, your vote. Reporting from ABC News election headquarters, George Stephanopoulos. STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning, and happy Mother's Day to all the moms watching. Well ...  

(CNN) – The first openly gay member of Congress, Rep. Barney Frank, reacted to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront." "I'm very pleased," the Massachusetts Democrat said. "It's both a cause and ...  

President Obama declared his support for same-sex marriage earlier this week during an interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts. “I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex ...  

Watch as outgoing U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) gets increasingly irritated with our own U.S. Rep. Marsha… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]  

Sunday on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., debate President Obama's historic shift in support of same-sex marriage. After President Obama became the first U.S. president to back gay ...  

Frank returned to the South in 1964 to participate in Freedom Summer, a campaign to register black voters in Mississippi, where the black vote had historically been repressed. That summer, at least six people, including two white Jewish ...  

It was a battle royale between Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and Representative Barney Frank on Hardball with Chris Matthews. What Perkins had to say is not surprising given that he is adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage and homosexuality ...  

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the first openly gay member of Congress, said Sunday that he does not think President Barack Obama's gay marriage endorsement will sway anybody's vote. Though Washington is abuzz with speculation about how the president's historic statement in support of same-sex marriage will affect his re-election prospects, the Massachusetts Democrat said the announcement leaves the race more or less the same. "If you were going...  

Barney Frank is looking forward to his wedding this summer. Not just for the symbolic import of it. (Frank will become the first sitting member of Congress married to someone of the same gender.) Frank wants to have a damn good time celebrating the thing, and he's not going to let anything or anyone stand in his way, no matter how much veto power the snubbed guest might have. Frank, who's a lame duck congressman, on C-Span this weekend: If he...  

KING: Joining me is the architect of that legislation, one of the architects, the Democratic congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts. Now, Congressman. Let me just start there. If you go through the many pages of Dodd-Frank, is there something in there that should have caught this is this. REP. BARNEY FRANK (D), MASSACHUSETTS: There may well be. He is premature saying it doesnt violate the Volcker rule. You pass a complex piece of...  

Historically, the House and Senate take their Memorial Day recess around the same time, but this year they’re keeping different schedules. The Senate is in Washington this week, and lawmakers from the House are on break. Next week the House returns to Capitol Hill, and the Senate plans to take a week-long hiatus. Read full article >>  

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) lit into Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Sunday, when both appeared on ABC's "This Week." The show started off civilly, with Frank ...  

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) lit into Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Sunday, when both appeared on ABC's "This Week." The show started off civilly, with Frank responding to host George Stephanopoulos' questions about the ...  

Barney Frank, The Massachusetts Congressman who also happens to be the only openly gay member of the House, has said that when he get married in July he is hoping there is one couple who will not attend…President Obama and his wife Michelle.  

WASHINGTON -- Representative Barney Frank, who cowrote the landmark law designed to reform how Wall Street does business, said the massive losses disclosed Thursday by banking giant JPMorgan is proof that regulation of financial institutions is ...  

Click here to view this media I have to say that Rep. Marsha Blackburn is generally one of the more infuriating Republican politicians to watch on television because her usual tactic is to talk over and filibuster whoever the other guest is on with her and run out the clock so they don't get a chance to talk. Rep. Barney Frank was having none of that during his appearance with her on This Week and I was glad to see him call her out for her...  

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank says word that JPMorgan Chase lost $2 billion on derivatives trades deflates the firm’s opposition to the Dodd-Frank financial-reform bill the Newton Democrat championed. “This regrettable news from JPMorgan Chase obviously goes ...  

Activists have been trying to keep Tony Perkins and his virulently antigay views off the airwaves, but when the leader of the Family Research Council went on MSNBC today he was met with a tougher opponent than usual — Rep. Barney Frank.  

Barney Frank locked horns with Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who focused on economic issues instead of gay marriage. Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, claimed that Blackburn was relying too heavily on talking points.  

Longtime Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), the first openly gay member of Congress, told TPM he was very happy to see President Obama endorse same-sex marriage, but characterized the move as a political no-brainer that would have little impact on the 2012 election.  

Longtime Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), the first openly gay member of Congress, told TPM he was very happy to see President Obama endorse same-sex marriage, but characterized the move as a political no-brainer that would have little impact on the 2012 election.  

Activists have been trying to keep Tony Perkins and his virulently antigay views off the airwaves, but when the leader of the Family Research Council went on MSNBC today he was met with a tougher opponent than usual — Rep. Barney Frank. Perkins made his usual rash of claims, including that kids are made gay because of immoral parenting, and that the purpose of marriage is to procreate. As a result, Perkins reluctantly admitted he doesn't...  

US Representative Barney Frank said Friday that JPMorgan Chase’s disclosure that it lost more than $2 billion from a flawed hedging strategy underscores the need for tighter federal regulation of trading by banks. Such regulations are a ...  

ABC NewsSunday Sound: Heard on 'This Week'ABC NewsBelow are some of the notable comments made Sunday on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Sunday Sound: Heard on This Week Rep. Barney Frank 1) FRANK: I expected the president to be supporting same-sex marriage, because, frankly, of the absence of ...Barney Frank Criticizes House Republican On Jobs, Wall Street ReformHuffington PostRep. Barney Frank And Rep. Marsha Blackburn In Yelling...  

It was a battle royale between Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and Representative Barney Frank on Hardball with Chris Matthews. What Perkins had to say is not surprising given that he is adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage and homosexuality ...  

Regulators apparently still aren’t willing to say whether J.P. Morgan Chase’s whale of a trade would have violated the Volcker rule had the proposed measure been in place. But one of the law’s key architect’s isn’t so shy. “I believe ...  

Editor's note: Every Monday we offer pro/con pieces from the McClatchy-Tribune news service to give readers a broad view of issues. Rep. Barney Frank has led a parade of Democrats in renouncing the passage of the Affordable Care Act, suggesting ...  

WBZ NewsWatch with Joe Mathieu returned for its fifth edition Tuesday on WBZ NewsRadio 1030 with Rep. Barney Frank as Joe’s guest.  

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on Thursday blasted the Republican Party, which he claimed had become so partisan that it was unwilling to work with Democrats. “American politics has always had two factions, one that wanted slightly more government ...  

Barney Frank said in an interview with "CBS This Morning." Named after former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, the Volcker rule essentially would have banned the banks from using their own money to invest in the financial markets. JPMorgan chief ...  

Barney, the prickly one, not the plush one, behaved quite acceptably today. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank either is a morning person or WBGH talker Callie Crossley soothed him with her calm voice and ready smile. At 8 a.m. at Suffolk U's Ford Hall Forum, he made definitive statements but neither bullied nor shouted down anyone.The central topic was dysfunctional government. As far as he's concerned, it's real and he doesn't like it.I brought my...  

I met Barney Frank last spring when he spoke at the local Elks Lodge. Pulling into the parking lot, I was stunned to see a small lynch mob of angry picketers holding signs that read, “NO BAILOUTS!” Inside, though, was quite a contrast. The Mansfield ...  

On Thursday, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews brought retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on his program to discuss a recently released book by Brookings Institution fellow Thomas Mann and American Enterprise Institute Scholar Norman Ornstein in which they find that ...  

Rep. Barney Frank, who is not seeking re-election, gave a memorable exit interview this week to New York magazine suggesting that President Barack Obama “underestimated, as did Clinton, the sensitivity of people to what they see as an effort to make them share the health care with poor people.”  

After President Obama publicly supported gay marriage on Wednesday, CNN continued its cheerleading well into Wednesday evening, including a happy interview of openly-gay congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) where he proudly showed the audience his ...  

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is not running for re-election this year, but he has an idea for a bumper sticker his fellow Democrats can use in their campaigns: "We're not perfect, but they're nuts." The joke, one of several jabs the Massachusetts ...  

When I interviewed Barney Frank last week about the dramatic evolution of gay rights, he was in the process of finalizing the guest list for his July wedding. He was also planning the ceremony: most notably, who would officiate. Frank wouldn't tell me who ...  

Barney Frank is in love. This is not exactly news -- he's getting married in July -- but it's still striking, the way a congressman who has cultivated a reputation for prickliness can be so publicly, sweetly sentimental.  

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Barney Frank is in love. This is not exactly news — he ... which began with his utter certainty that he couldn’t come out to his colleagues in Boston City Hall, and will end a few months after the president of the United States has publicly ...  

Rep. Barney Frank (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Rep. Barney Frank has a lot to say to TPM about "the great scam" that is the House Republican budget, none of it complementary and all of it spot on. "It's not deficit reduction when you increase military spending so that you can make up for that by cutting Medicare and Medicaid. That's not budget reduction. That's ideology. That's the right wing," Frank told TPM. "The other great scam for Ryan is...  

A fascinating interview with retiring Democratic Rep. Barney Frank (MA). My favorite part is when he talks about him telling House Speaker Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA) that he was planning on coming out publicly. Robert Bauman had written a book in which he outed me. He incorrectly referred to somebody as my boyfriend—he wasn’t; he was a close personal friend—but he referred to me as gay. The press didn’t pick it up, but I thought, I’d better tell...  

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said President Obama is making a “grave mistake” by cracking down on medical marijuana dispensaries that are legal in some states.  "It's unfair and will hurt innocent people," Frank told The Hill.  Frank, a longtime ...  

Now, even Democrat Rep. Barney Frank is getting irritated at the Obama administration's expansions of the drug war, despite hints in the 2008 campaign, that he's support at least loosening laws on medical marijuana.  

Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank has said President Barack Obama's decision not to support gay marriage is “a problem.” The president was criticized this week for not making mention of Amendment One, the proposed amendment to the North ...  

He's been called the smartest and most eloquent member of Congress with a quick wit and sometimes sharp tongue.  But after more than 3 decades on the hill, the representative from Massachusetts says he's retiring.  

(Please visit the site to view this media)Two bills are making their way through congress that could substantially change how derivatives are regulated. Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank discusses how the bills could gut key regulations from the Dodd-Frank Act....(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.  

Retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) puts departing anvil around necks of colleagues, tells magazine pushing for Health Care Reform was a mistake....  

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank told the Boston Herald he predicts more shareholder revolts against CEO pay following the rejection of Vikram Pandit's pay package by CitiGroup (NYSE: C) investors. "I do think it's going to encourage others to do this ...  

Now, the Republicans have tried to change that,” Frank said on ABC’s This Week. Obama said on Tuesday that gay couples should be able to get married, but affirmed that he thinks states should be able to decide the issue on their own. That position has ...  

May magazines are bursting with larger-than-life political personalities. Ellemagazine has Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, while the hard bodies ofMen’sJournalhave been pushed aside to make way for a profile of retiring Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank.  

In an in-depth interview with New York Magazine, 73-year-old Rep. Barney Frank, the liberal icon from Massachusetts looks back on his past three decades in Congress and examines among other things, the rise of gay activism, Republicans and his regrets on the failures of Fannie Mae and the housing industry.  

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) praised on Thursday the decision by Citigroup shareholders to reject proposals for executive pay packages that would have included a $40 million bonus for CEO Vikram Pandit. Such "say-on-pay" votes were a part of the ...  

Barney Frank said Wednesday night that one place President ... The Maryland General Assembly passed Gov. Martin O'Malley's bill extending civil marriage rights to same-sex couples in March, but opponents are expected to collect enough signatures ...  

Rep. Barney Frank told TPM Tuesday morning that the National Republican Congressional Committee is "twisting my words" by citing a recent interview to say Frank believes the Affordable Care Act is a "disaster."  

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said he advised President Obama against taking up health care reform following a special election in 2010 that changed Democrats' fortunes in the Senate, saying that he should have instead turned his focus to financial reform. Frank referenced former President Bill Clinton and his failed health care plan from the 1990s. “Obama made the same mistake Clinton made,” Frank said in a wide-ranging interview with New York...  

Barney Frank (D), who came out to the Boston Globe in 1987, thus becoming the first openly LGBT person to serve in the U.S. Congress. Frank and Maddow welcomed the president’s announcement yesterday afternoon that he supports marriage rights ...  

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said he advised President Obama against taking up health care reform following a special election in 2010 that changed Democrats’ fortunes in the Senate, saying that he should have instead turned his focus to financial reform. Frank referenced former President Bill Clinton and his failed health care plan from the 1990s. “Obama made [...]‘’…  

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) thought President Obama was making a "mistake" in pressing for healthcare reform in 2010 and urged the White House to back off after Democrats lost their 60-seat majority in the Senate, the congressman tells New York magazine.  

Retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who is set to become the first member of Congress in a same-sex marriage, said it was important for him to get married while still in office, according to an interview published in New York magazine Sunday.  

In light of President Obama‘s public support of gay marriage, Barney Frank joined Rachel Maddow on her show Wednesday. Frank came out, while serving in Congress, 25 years ago — and has voiced that the president’s lack of endorsement of same-sex ...  

CalbuzzRomney's a 'Faker,' Barney Frank Tells Our Pal HankCalbuzzAs former Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, he led efforts to tighten Wall Street regulations and consumer protections. But he is best known for being the first member of Congress to voluntarily disclose that he's gay.  

President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care reform bill apparently has another critic: Congressman Barney Frank. The retiring Massachusetts Democrat told New York magazine that he thought Obama’s push for health care reform was a “mistake ...  

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) unleashed a stinging attack on House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan in an interview with TPM, describing him as a ideologically driven extremist who doesn't deserve his reputation within the political establishment as a genuine fiscal hawk.  

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) unleashed a stinging attack on House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan in an interview with TPM, describing him as a ideologically driven extremist who doesn’t deserve his reputation within the political establishment as a genuine fiscal ...  

As I noted when Piers Morgan had Tony Perkins on his show on CNN this week, if someone is going to allow Tony Perkins on the air, they should be pointing out that his organization, the Family Research Council, has been labelled a hate group and why and not be allowing him to spew hatred towards the gay community unchallenged. This Thursday, Hardball's Chris Matthews did not point out the fact that his group has...  

When it comes to Mars exploration, the U.S. has been there, done that--with robotic rovers. But while many proposals have been put forth for sending astronauts to the Red Planet, none has gotten the green light. Yet.  

According to Robert Draper’s new book on Congress, Do Not Ask What Good We Do, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) once told openly-gay retiring Congressman Barney Frank that he should wear a “pink jumpsuit.” Via Dave Weigel: When Barney Frank mocks ...  

Religious right hate group leader Tony Perkins really gets grilled in this Chris Matthews segment. Perkins is usually treated by the media as a legitimate commentator on gay issues, and his bigoted caveman views are almost never properly addressed; kudos to Chris Matthews for this one. MSNBC Video  

Don't we just want "marriage ... fuckwads that hate same-sex marriage (and would rather put all gay people in camps, whether they say it out load or not) LIE ON NATIONAL TV and claim that "the social science shows kids do better when raised by a mother ...  

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) on Wednesday tore into Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) for saying that members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are communists. "Not even Joe McCarthy would have said anything so stupid and dissociated ...  

What’s up with Tweety?  He almost seems to have a soul on occasion and then he goes and swills some cocktail weenies with Sally Quinn and declares that the only reason Hillary got elected to the Senate was because people felt sorry for her, unlike Scott Brown who is a braintrust. Jeez, it still pisses [...]  

Congressman Barney Frank says Mitt Romney's way of talking about same-sex marriages make them sound trivial.  

New YorkerBarney Frank: Obama's Gay Marriage Stance 'Will Cost Him No Votes'Democratic UndergroundBarney Frank, arguably the most prominent openly gay politician in Washington, called President Obama's support for gay marriage “the next logical step” for Obama following his refusal to defend DOMA in court. Frank has been a longtime advocate for ...Same Sex Marriage Political Supporters: Just Homosexuals in the Closet?Gather.comMass. reaction...  

ATM Fees Have Hit Ridiculous Levels. And, Besides - It's 'MY' Money!Contributor: Robert WatkinsPublished: May 09, 2012  

I don’t know why our community is so enamored of Barney Frank; he certainly doesn’t reciprocate. Frank’s two great loves are himself and the Democratic Party, and the gay community comes in a far distant third, if that. I first became aware of Frank’s priorities in 1990 when he endorsed Democrat John Silber over Republican [...]  

Washington is doing so little that it is virtually impossible to calculate just how much they're not doing. Via Hit & Run, we find outgoing congressman Barney Frank in an entertaining interview with New York magazine. Sometimes I wonder if politicians ...  

Yesterday, the National Journal published an interview with Congressman Barney Frank.  In the piece he criticizes President Obama for pushing too hard for Obamacare and not focusing on financial reforms.  “I think we paid a terrible price ...  

Today, to approximately no one's surprise, the Republicans in the House Financial Services Committee are going after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Congressman Barney Frank and Brad Miller, though, have ...  

Mass. House Representative Barnett “Barney” Frank ’61-’62 and comedian Andy Samberg will speak at Class Day as the guest alumni speaker and the guest speaker, respectively, according to a video message sent to some seniors by the Senior ...  

As a result, they produced a dysfunctional bill of more 2,700 pages weighed down with ... in saying the Democrats should have waited before passing a major health-care reform package. The legislation was vitally needed at a time when many ...  

Fall River dentist David Steinhof plans to file his intent to run today as a Republican for election the Fourth Congressional District, the seat that will be open as a result of Barney Frank’s retirement, Steinhof’s campaign manager said.  

This is just too easy, but it has to be said. In general, if a Congressperson is negotiating for a job prior to leaving office, it's the very definition of the "appearance of impropriety" — if not the fact itself.It's the reason I've been calling Congress (almost all of it) the "House of Retainers" — as in paid retainers of the Top 0.01%. They take the cash and do the bidding.Now comes Barney Frank, who's retiring shortly. Lee Fang has covered...  

Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Ralph Reed, chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition; Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen. ABC's "This Week" -- Reps. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Ralph Reed, chairman of the ...  

A few snippets focused on economic issues from a much longer interview of Barney Frank: In Conversation: Barney Frank, by Jason Zengerle, New York Magazine (full interview here): ...So do you look across the aisle and still see people who...  

In the meantime, Rep. Dennis Kucinich said a single-payer health care system is the only "obviously constitutional" health care plan. National Journal: Barney Frank: Obama Made 'Mistake' With Health Care Push Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.,  

It’s no secret that Barney Frank was no fan of campaigning, and it’s one of the reasons he decided to retire after 16 terms in Congress. But we didn’t realize how much he disliked it. In the new issue of Men’s Journal, Frank calls ...  

The history of comedy is rife with famous duos. Think Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Amos and Andy, Martin and Lewis and now Samberg and Frank(?!) Harvard might be on to something here when they bring Saturday Night Live comedian Andy ...  

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StandardNetBarney Frank Criticizes Obama Administration On Medical Marijuana RaidsHuffington PostBarney Frank (D-Mass.) sharply criticized the Obama administration's recent raids of medical marijuana dispensaries in states where its use is legal. "I think it's bad politics and bad policy," he told The Hill in an interview Friday.Medical Marijuana UpdateDrug War Chronicleall 19 news articles »  

Barney Frank’s New York Magazine interview has only gotten attention for what he said about healthcare reform, but there’s a lot of interesting stuff in it, starting with this: I believe very strongly that people on the left are too prone to do things that are emotionally satisfying and not politically useful. I have a [...]  

Congressman Barney Frank will speak on Monday, April 2 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Amy Potter Center at Weston Middle School, 456 Wellesley Street. This event is co-sponsored by Democratic committees in Weston, Concord, Lincoln, Natick, Newton, Sudbury ...  

So the clear and present danger comes from the Supreme Court, where a majority of justices seemed to snarl at the law in open session last month. Health-care reform is clearly in legal peril (Alan S. Blinder, 4/19). Bloomberg: Barney Frank Makes ...  

The retiring congressman sat down with New York magazine in February: The main reason for the increase in partisanship is Newt Gingrich and the success of his decision to demonize the opposition as a way to win. That was reinforced by the right-wing takeover of the Republican Party, And finally, modern communications. Twenty years ago, people had a common set of facts that they read. They read opinion journalists...  

Barney Frank is losing hope on getting an Internet poker bill through Congress before he retires in January after 32 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. In an exclusive interview with PokerNews.com, the original champion for Internet gambling ...  

It has long been an inside-libertarian-baseball joke when contemplating the rhetorical uses of F.A. Hayek--firmly identified with the libertarian movement and libertarian thought yet accepting the necessity of many government activity that other libertarians don't--that his first name might as well be "Even." That's as in, "Even Hayek agrees with [whatever government program]...." used as a rhetorical trope to quiet more radically antistate...  

Is that a recent development? It’s been a progressive development, or a regressive development. And I include even Jon Stewart and Colbert in this. The negativism—it hurts liberals, it hurts Democrats. The more government is discredited ...  

Barney Frank has told New York Magazine that he's been frustrated with his job as a congressman for years and listed gay rights as an accomplishment. Frank, one of only four openly gay House members, announced last year that he won't return to ...  

The oft-heralded “smartest man in Congress” will have TONS of hours to fill after he retires from public service at the end of the 112th Congress.  

isn't doing enough to fix it. That became all too clear at a congressional hearing Wednesday (4/20). Medscape: EHR: Forget Billing And Go For The Registry I have a small practice in the Bronx, consisting of myself and a nurse practitioner ...  

Iconic TV and radio host Dick Clark has died at 82: "Clark, who suffered a serious stroke in 2004 but returned to the airwaves, reportedly died from a heart attack." Zebra crazy: Scissor Sisters reveals album cover. Kim Kardashian has political aspirations!  

Edward Kennedy's seat. The congressman told the president the focus instead should be on financial reform. Clever words from a congressman I rarely agree with. It's a shame the advice wasn't listened to. Instead, much of the president's first term in ...  

Avik Roy Contributor Paul Ryan, in a Major Speech ... As a matter of fact, after [Republican] Scott Brown won [Sen. Kennedy’s old seat in Massachusetts], I suggested going back. I would have started with financial reform but certainly not ...  

Frank clarified that he was critiquing only the politics of the bill’s timing in the New York interview, a fact that was overlooked by the NRCC. “I think, for instance, as the health-care bill goes forward, it will be less and less plausible that it ...  

But I think other things will replace it." Though it's little consolation to an American public that has lacked in reliable playing options since the Black Friday indictments, Frank is convinced that "it's going to happen within the next couple years."  

The Massachusetts congressman tells Jason Zengerle in this week's NY magazine that it was a mistake to push for reforms, especially once Republican Scott Brown was elected senator and made it much harder for Democrats to push through legislation.  

Barney Frank has slammed fellow congressman Allen West, after the republican representative accused 78-plus House Democrats of being communists. Addressing a town-hall meeting in Florida, West said 'there's about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party ...  

agreed with New York magazine that the measure has come under fire from both sides of the aisle. However, he maintained he was "absolutely" happy with it, adding it is the naysayers that are missing the mark. "The conservative critics are just right ...  

Think back a little bit to 1981, when you ­arrived here in Washington. What did you imagine you were going to accomplish? I was unsure that I was a long-timer here. I came here knowing that Massachusetts was going to lose a seat and that I was ...  

Frank said. “I think we paid a terrible price for health care. I would not have pushed it as hard. As a matter of fact, after Scott Brown won, I suggested going back. I would have started with financial reform but certainly not health care ...  

There have been plenty of diaries on Allen West calling members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus "communists." Yes, this one is tangentially related to that. However, Allen West's comments won't take center stage here. Instead, the always ...  

Caroline Kennedy is hosting a fancy fundraiser at her Upper West Side home tonight for her cousin Joseph Kennedy, reports Page Six. Joseph would be the beautiful ginger prince who will be running for Barney Frank’s Massachusetts seat in Congress. It seems Queerty’s efforts to seduce him into the political sphere with public love letters have [...]  

A roundup of economic news from around the Web. –Tax Spending: On tax day Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers look at how the government spends through the tax code. “Even as many areas of government spending have been cut to the bone ...  

Amazing. For better or worse, this is O’s signature “achievement.” If he’d dropped the bill after Scott Brown won the Massachusetts special election, what would be left of his argument to liberals to turn out in force for him in November?  

Frank referenced former President Bill Clinton and his failed health-care plan from the 1990s. "Obama made the same mistake Clinton made," Frank said in a wide-ranging interview with New York magazine. "When you try to extend health care to people who don ...  

Dodd-Frank subjects the derivatives market to stricter transparency requirements, most notably by forcing many derivative swaps to happen on open exchanges. The House is now considering two bills that would significantly weaken these new ...  

Kevin Brady, top Republican on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee. It is co-sponsored by 31 of his House colleagues and has a Senate counterpart from Utah’s Mike Lee. A panicked Rep. Frank snapped to immediately. He rounded up 26 ...  

The Massachusetts congressman told the New York Times Magazine that he believes its important for him to marry while he's still in office.  

After more than 30 years in office, the cunning congressman from Massachusetts is retiring. And still telling it like it is.  

Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat who is the co-author of the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory overhaul, is questioning how regulators will enforce a central provision in his law. In a statement on Thursday, Mr. Frank said that regulators ...  

The full House later this month, when members return from a break, is expected to vote on two bills that would constrain regulators as they write tough new rules ... Regulators are struggling to quickly implement the Dodd-Frank law, which ...  

Ask any defense lobbyist in Washington—spending on defense is threatened like no time in recent memory. Under the Budget Control Act, the budget for defense will be subject to a strict cap (a process known as sequestration) beginning in 2014 and lasting ...  

Three of the four LGBT members of Congress have endorsed Mark Pocan, a gay Wisconsin lawmaker who is running to represent the state’s second congressional district. The fourth openly gay representative, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, currently ...  

Wisconsin state assembly member Mark Pocan is running for the seat held since 1999 by Rep. Tammy Baldwin, who is seeking to become the first openly gay U.S. senator.  

Former TV talk-show host Phil Donahue is headlining a fundraiser on Capitol Hill tonight for 2nd district candidate Norman Solomon.  

In honor of Drugs Week at the Reader, Congressman Barney Frank blasted President Obama for being such a wimp on the whole issue of marijuana. Well, I think the timing's a bit of a coincidence.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]  

Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who've long lobbied to remove marijuana from the list of federally regulated substances. Now they could lose another political figure who has been a key supporter of the movement. Rep. Pete Stark ...