An LGBT trailblazer, the former lawmaker sees greater acceptance in America on sexual orientation — and greater antipathy toward Congress. However, he notes, Indiana’s anti-gay bill shows that ”prejudice is alive and well.”
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank announces he won’t seek re-election
The New York Times finance reporter Louise Story spent the weekend combing through Congressman Barney Frank’s (D-Mass.) 291-page plan for a new Consumer Protection Agency, and joins us to give us a Monday-morning book report.
Lawmakers are talking a good game about the need to regulate banks and enforce limits on salaries. For an insider’s view of the process of reforming banking, we speak to Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), head of the House Financial Services Committee.
This morning the finance committee of the U.S. House of Representatives kicks off a series of hearings on regulatory reform. New York Times finance reporter Louise Story joins us with a look at the latest.
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 the House Financial Services Committee
Q&A with Rep. Barney Frank on the $700 billion bailout proposal
For an update on how the $700 billion bailout package is playing out on the Hill, The Takeaway turns to Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, U.S Representative Barney Frank, who answered your questions.