Topic: Barney Frank

Barney Frank's announcement that he will retire prompted Bryan Fisher to declare that the congressman promoted a 'deathstyle'Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's announcement that he will not seek a 17th term in 2012 has prompted Bryan Fisher to declare that the congressman should ...
Reacting to the news that Barney Frank won't seek a 17th term in 2012, President Barack Obama thanked Frank for his serviceReacting to the news that Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank will not seek a 17th term in 2012, President Barack Obama thanked ...

Barney Frank Won't Run For Re-Election

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is retiring from CongressMassachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is retiring from Congress. The 71-year-old Frank will hold a press conference at 1PM on Monday to explain his decision. Frank was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in ...

Factbox: Barney Frank's long, colorful career

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barney Frank, one of the most colorful members of the House of Representatives, is expected to announce he is quitting after 32 years of representing his Massachusetts district, congressional aides said on Monday.Here are some highlights of the career ...

Bipartisan support grows for capital-raising bills

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal lawmakers expressed bipartisan support on Wednesday for several legislative proposals to ease regulatory burdens for small companies struggling to raise capital in the face of a battered economy.At a hearing before a House Financial Services panel, Democrats and ...
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank has enthusiastically embraced putting the GOP on the defensive over gay marriageMassachusetts Congressman Barney Frank has enthusiastically embraced putting the GOP on the defensive over gay marriage. The openly gay Democrat is among the co-sponsors of a bill ...

Barney Frank to run again in 2012

BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Barney Frank announced on Thursday he will run for re-election in 2012, ending speculation that he might retire after the current Congressional term.Frank, 70, has been in the House of Representatives for three decades and most recently ...
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank chided a reporter on Wednesday for asking if gay and straight soldiers should shower separatelyAfter President Obama on Wednesday signed a law that repeals the military's ban on gay troops serving openly, Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank chided a ...
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank is predicting that President Obama will drop his legal defense of DADT if legislative repeal failsMassachusetts Congressman Barney Frank is predicting that President Obama will drop his legal defense of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” if legislative repeal fails. ...
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank says Republicans opposed to repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' should defend the law in courtMassachusetts Congressman Barney Frank says Republicans opposed to repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” should defend in court the law that bans gay ...
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