Political Quotes

Barney Frank: “The gentleman should give my friends on the other side credit for consistency. As he knows, their definition of…”

On the recordApril 18, 2007
The gentleman should give my friends on the other side credit for consistency. As he knows, their definition of democracy has recently frequently included throwing votes away.
Said by
Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the opposition's approach to democracy during a debate.

Share

More from Barney Frank

Nov 12, 2019

Congress generally, and this subcommittee in particular has historically played a critical role in strengthening accountability at the World Bank.

congress.gov
Jul 12, 2017

We should have made it much higher, $125 billion or more, and we should have indexed it.

congress.gov
Oct 21, 2019

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do very good work, and they are not endangering the fiscal health of this country.

congress.gov
Oct 21, 2019

I think it is clear that Fannie and Freddie are sufficiently secure so they are in no great danger.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation