Barney Frank

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 ...  

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 ...  

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.  

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 ...  

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-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  

(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 ...  

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 ...  

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...  

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.  

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.