| Full Name: | Barney Frank |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Husband: Jim Ready |
| Birth Date: | 03/31/1940 |
| Birth Place: | Bayonne, NJ |
| Home City: | Newton, MA |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Summary
Barney Frank
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
H Amdt 1416 - Prohibits Use of Funds in Contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act
Amendment (Nay)
July 19, 2012
H Amdt 1127 - Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Amendment (Yea)
May 18, 2012 - Prohibits individuals associated with al-Qaeda or the Taliban, or who participated in the attacks of September 11, 2001, from being detained without trial if ...
HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
April 26, 2012 - Requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish procedures for sharing cyber threat information with private-sector entities and utilities (Sec. 2). Defines ...
Recent Public Statements
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
Dec. 13, 2012 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT REP. BARNEY FRANK (D), MASSACHUSETTS: Thank you, Ed. SCHULTZ: Where should the emphasis be when it comes to cuts? Boehner says he`s ...
Letter to President Obama - Medicare Eligibility
Dec. 13, 2012 - Today, Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and 88 House Democrats urged President Obama to reject House Republican efforts to raise the Medicare eligibility ...
Letter to President Obama, House and Senate Leadership
More Public Statements
Dec. 11, 2012 - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and 18 other House Members sent a letter to ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | American Civil Liberties Union Positions | 92% |
| 2009-2010 | Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Net Congressional Score | 81% |
| 2009-2010 | Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Regressive Action Score | 4 |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $760,063.77 |
| Total Spent | $291,495.75 |
| Cash On Hand | $389,605.54 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 09/30/2011 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Barney Frank has 92% Political Courage
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