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Barney Frank is a former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, serving from 1981 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his progressive stance on various issues, including financial regulation and LGBT rights. Frank played a significant role in the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which aimed to prevent the kind of financial crisis that occurred in 2008. He was also one of the first openly gay members of Congress, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights throughout his career.
My thanks go to the chair of the committee, the gentlewoman from Florida, the ranking member from California (Mr. Berman), and the new ranking member from New York (Mr. Engel) for giving us a chance to try to achieve not just justice but…
Since both the gentleman from California and the gentleman from Washington signed the conference report, it is clear they are supporters of the conference report. So I claim the 20 minutes that is allotted for someone in opposition when…
Continuing to yield according to the arrangements of the gentleman from Washington, the ranking member, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler).
How much time remains on all sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 13 minutes remaining, the gentleman from California has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Washington has 12 minutes…
I intend to reserve most of the time for myself, but I have shared with the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, who's done a very good job and had some commitments, and I'm yielding to some people as a proxy for him, but I will…
The previous speaker complained about not being willing to make cuts. That's right after the House is apparently about to vote on a defense bill in which Members boasted about how they were putting weapons systems into play that the…
At the request of the chairman of the full committee, I would now yield 2 minutes to him. I believe he intends to conduct a colloquy. Mr. McKEON. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from…
Earlier this year I was very critical of some actions that were taken by the Republican leadership involving sponsorship of a bill. It is not my intention to rehash that. But in the course of a discussion, which was fairly spirited, I…
I do want to say, in defense of the regulators, that they are, to some extent, damned if they do and damned if they don't.
Mr. Kelleher, you gave such passionate and strong testimony just a few minutes ago about Volcker.
Many of us on the Democratic side were more supportive of the crisis efforts of President Bush...
Barney Frank, let me just say that having worked with you has been an extraordinary experience...
The problem with partisanship is not that it exists because there are legitimate differences that should be debated.
I think the amount of time we are talking about is not too long, given the importance of this and of doing it right.
I thank the Democratic whip, and I thank him for the leadership he provided during his years as majority leader when we were able to do some things. You know, we're talking about what this Congress didn't do. I suppose in some ways we…
He was a registered Republican but was three times appointed by George Bush to high economic positions.
What we have is an objection to the fact that we have, for the first time, an independent consumer agency.
First, I note that the chairman of the Budget Committee said that we want to get this out of the backrooms. Then I reread the bill, and the bill says that one person, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, will draft this bill…
Proceeding on my reservation, I appreciate the gentlewoman's mea culpa. She wasn't here at the time. I would note that it is my predecessor, the late Reverend Robert Drinan, S.J., who was better than I at responding to mea culpas. I won't…
Of the first substantive one. If the gentleman wants me to, I would yield to the gentlewoman from North Carolina.
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