| 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
HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)
Nov. 30, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...
HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)
Sept. 20, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...
HR 5855 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2013
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
June 7, 2012 - Prohibits funds appropriated to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from being used in certain circumstances including, but not limited to, the following ...
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 | Federation for American Immigration Reform Positions | 0% |
| 2009-2010 | American Immigration Lawyers Association U.S. House Score | 100% |
| 2009-2010 | United States English U.S. House Score | 17% |
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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