Barney Frank: “I served on the Financial Services Committee with Julia Carson. And let's be honest, there are Members of this body who…”

“I served on the Financial Services Committee with Julia Carson. And let's be honest, there are Members of this body who, if you get to see them coming before they see you, you may not have a long conversation. But I sought Julia's company. She was a dedicated fighter for social justice, but she was also a delightful woman. She had that kind of air she put on of, 'Oh, poor me.' I feel sorry for anybody who fell for it. She had a brilliant mind, a wonderful sense of strategy, and, as I said, she put all that at the service of caring for poor people. As a member of the Financial Services Committee, she was a constant unyielding advocate for fairness in our society. And I do also want to note, a number of people have mentioned my former colleague, many of us served with him, Andy Jacobs. Andy was the Congressman from that district. He retired. And rarely has any politician fought as hard for another politician as Andy Jacobs did to elect Julia Carson. And to the minds of many, Julia wasn't a natural fit. People thought that she was not conservative enough for the district, not, let's be honest, white enough for the district. And race continues to be the besetting problem of America. We have made some progress in it. We haven't solved it.”