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House Votes to End Mortgage Reduction Program

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans pushed through legislation Tuesday to terminate an underachieving Obama administration program designed to reduce mortgage payments for homeowners in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. Most Democrats, while acknowledging that the Home Affordable Modification Program has fallen...

Opinion: Consumer Lending at Risk

Anyone with an interest in maintaining the positive economic momentum we've recently seen should pay close attention to the startup of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB was created as part of the so-called Dodd-Frank law enacted last year to rectify the practices that led to the 2008 financial crash, with...

House Democrats Reject Obama-GOP Tax Plan

WASHINGTON (Dec. 9) -- House Democrats voted Thursday to reject President Barack Obama's tax deal with Republicans in its current form, but it was unclear how significantly the package might need to be changed. By voice vote in a closed caucus meeting, Democrats passed a resolution saying the tax package should not come...

Unhappy Democrats Say Tax Bill Likely to Pass

WASHINGTON (Dec. 9) -- Slowly, painfully and reluctantly, congressional Democrats are slogging their way toward acceptance of President Barack Obama's tax cut compromise, which would let rich and poor Americans keep Bush-era tax cuts that were scheduled to expire this month. After Obama publicly defended the plan for a...

What Is the Mysterious New Evidence That Halted the Maxine Waters Investigation?

(Nov. 19) -- For now, it's a secret. Fresh off its recommendation of censure for Rep. Charles Rangel, the House ethics committee abruptly postponed a hearing for another Democratic member, California Rep. Maxine Waters. In a statement released today, the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct announced the...

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Bipartisan-Backed Bill Would Give Emigrant Savings Bank A $300 Million Boost

On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee will vote on a one-sentence, bipartisan-backed bill that will save a major political player $300 million.

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Barney Frank Explains Why Obama Won't Attend His Wedding

With his wedding set for July , Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass), has a vow in place.

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Barney Frank Opens Up About His Past As A Gay Lawmaker

This is not exactly news -- he's getting married in July -- but it's still striking, the way a congressman who has cultivated a reputation for prickliness can be so publicly, sweetly sentimental.

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05/30/12 Bipartisan-Backed Bill Would Give Emigrant Savings... Source: The Huffington Post On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee will vote on a one-sentence, bipartisan-backed bill that will save a major political player $300 million.
05/30/12 Representative Frank offers bill to bar insurance on... Source: Queens Examiner - Queens NY Executives at financial firms would no longer be able to buy insurance to protect themselves against compensation claw-backs or civil penalties under legislation introduced on Wednesday by U.S. Representative Barney Frank.
05/30/12 Campaign Notes: Barney Frank endorses Barrett Source: Wicked Local Waltham - Waltham MA U.S. Congressman Barney Frank has endorsed Lexington Democrat Mike Barrett in the contest to succeed retiring state Sen. Susan Fargo for the 3rd Middlesex District.
05/30/12 Frank responds to criticism over hoodie comment Source: NBC - WHDH 7 News - Boston MA NEWTON, Mass. Barney Frank spoke out about the controversial comments he made at UMass Dartmouth's commencement ceremony Saturday.
05/30/12 Barney Frank: Obama Rejected Bush Administration... Source: Naked Capitalism Matt Stoller is a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute.

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Barney Frank (born March 31, 1940) is the U.S. Representative for since January 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (2007–2011) and is considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States.

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