| 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, Entertainment, and History
- 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 1140 - Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
Amendment (Did Not Vote)
May 18, 2012 - Prohibits any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used to reduce, convert, or decommission any strategic delivery system as required under ...
HR 1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Legislation (Nay)
Dec. 14, 2011 - Authorizes the Armed Forces of the United States to detain covered persons in military custody pending disposition under the law of war (Secs. 1021 ...
HR 3080 - Free Trade Agreement with Korea
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
Oct. 12, 2011 - Establishes preferential tariff treatment for originating goods (Sec. 202). Defines "preferential tariff treatment" as the customs duty rate for an originating good ...
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | PeacePAC Positions (PeacePAC is sister organization of Council for a Livable World rating House Only) | 83% |
| 2009 | Resolve Uganda Lifetime Score | 50% |
| 2011 | Peace Action West Positions | 91% |
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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