House Finance chair Barney Frank on the new efforts to help troubled homeowners
"We are very unhappy and have made it clear that the money that was used to buy stock in banks has not been used by all the banks the way it should have been." -- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Chair of...
View ArticleBarney Frank on Bonuses
A report from the New York Attorney General’s Office says top-dog bankers are rolling in huge bonuses, and the House of Representatives is set to vote on a pay-reform bill today that aims to put a cap...
View ArticleRep. Barney Frank on Banking Reforms
Up on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are talking a good game about the need to regulate banks and enforce limits on executive salaries. But how close are we to real reform on these issues, and what's going to...
View ArticleRep. Barney Frank's Take on the Super Committee
The countdown to December 23 has begun for the Congressional "super committee" that's tasked with reducing the nation’s debt. Yesterday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi named the last three members:...
View ArticleRep. Barney Frank on DOMA Ruling
A federal appeals court in Boston ruled unanimously yesterday that the controversial Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, as it discriminates against legally married same-sex couples by denying...
View ArticleRep. Barney Frank On Marriage and Retirement
Rep. Barney Frank's 40 year career in politics has evolved in time with the Gay Rights movement. It's a career that began as a closeted elected official in the 70s and will conclude later this year...
View ArticleBarney Frank on His Improbable Journey
Barney Frank, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013, talks about his political career, his time in Washington, and being the first openly gay congressman....
View ArticleGuest Picks: Barney Frank
Barney Frank, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013, talks to guest host Jonathan Capehart about his political career, his time in Washington, and being...
View ArticleBarney Frank's Public Battles and Private Trials
In the 1980s, when Barney Frank became the first openly gay member of Congress, many of his allies assumed that his political future was over. But he has become one of the most influential legislators...
View ArticleFrankly, Barney Frank
You can take the politician out of Congress, but not out of politics. Barney Frank, former U.S. congressman (D-MA) and the author of Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex...
View ArticleFive Years Later, Barney Frank Says America's Financial System is Strong
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.On July 21st, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law. Following the 2008 financial crisis, the Act was considered to be one of...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton Lead the Pack on Super Tuesday
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.After countless think pieces and essays, Facebook rants and tweets, polls and analysis, voters in 12 states and one territory went to the polls...
View Article30 Issues | Barney Frank (of Dodd-Frank) Explains Why Sanders' Plan Won't Work
To wrap up Week 1 of our #30Issues in 30 Weeks series, Barney Frank, a former U.S. Congressman (D-MA) and the author of Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage (Farrar,...
View ArticleDNC Wednesday: Breaking Glass Ceilings and Bringing Back Glass-Steagall
Barney Frank, former U.S. Congressman (D-MA) and the author of Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015), talks about Hillary Clinton's...
View ArticleTrump Begins Dismantling Obama's Economic Legacy
President Donald Trump set the ball rolling to repeal major components of the Obama administration's economic policy. The executive order signed by the president on Friday did not directly impact...
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