tnr.com - 22 days ago
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A banking industry lobbyist I spoke with this evening alerts me to a fascinating development in the House Financial Services Committee: Pennsylvania Rep. Paul Kanjorski is about to introduce an amendment to the systemic risk bill moving through the committee (see my discussion here and here ) ...
Frank: 'Don't Ask' repeal coming next year
politico.com 15 days ago — Kerry Eleveld reports that there's a plan and a timetable for repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell":
Repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” will likely be included as part of next year’s Department of Defense ...
Could Wall Street Actually Lose in Congress?
tnr.com 2 days ago — Something strange and a little disorienting is happening in the fight to reform Wall Street: It looks like the reformers are actually starting to win.
This is not something you could have said as recently as six weeks ago. Back then, House ...
An Interview With Barney Frank
voices.washingtonpost.com 9/28/2009 —
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has had a big year. The acid-tongued chair of the House Financial Services Committee has been Congress's point person throughout the financial crisis and is now crafting the regulatory reform package that could ...
They call it Theory Monday
crookedtimber.org 9/29/2009 — I’ve decided to take the Great Cultural Studies Debate (Round CXLVIII ) over to CT in the hopes of running it by a more international and interdisciplinary readership. Hi, more international and interdisciplinary readers! ...
Barney Frank: Gay Rights March "A Waste Of Time At Best"
huffingtonpost.com 10/11/2009 — WASHINGTON — Rep. Barney Frank, the first openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration "a waste of time at best." ...
Frank: Obama wrong to be 'post-partisan'
thehill.com 10/6/2009 — President Barack Obama's post-partisan campaign theme has only emboldened the GOP's opposition to his agenda, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said on Sunday. Frank's rejection of bipartisanship comes at a time when many congressional liberals are ...
Christopher Paige for Congress
gort42.blogspot.com 10/14/2009 — There is at least one Republican in Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District that is willing to take on Paul Kanjorski that is not named Lou Barletta. Coulter Jones broke the news in the Citizens Voice a few days ago that Christopher Howard ...
Barney Frank Involved in Pot Bust
blogsforvictory.com 20 days ago — If this were a GOPer …
FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a marijuana arrest at James Ready’s home in Ogunquit, Maine. Ready is well-known for his relationship with Congressman Frank.
According to a police report, police charged Ready with ...
The White House
whitehouse.gov 10/9/2009 — 2:37 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Patricia, thank you so much for sharing your story, and doing such a wonderful job. Good afternoon, everybody. Before I start with my remarks I want to acknowledge some people who've been working diligently on this issue, ...
Cramdown Is Back: Banks V Homeowners, Round 2
huffingtonpost.com 9/9/2009 — Cramdown is back.
Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Calif.) plans to make the bankruptcy reform for homeowners part of a bigger financial regulatory reform package in the fall, he tells the Huffington Post.
Wall Street banks ...
December Vote Sought on Finance Rules —
WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 23 days ago
Lawmakers are still mulling a number of key issues on how to deal with the nation's largest financial-services firms, with the goal of passing legislation through the House of Representatives next month, House Financial Services Committee Chairman ...
Clinton addresses policy forum —
First Read 20 days ago
From NBC's Ali Weinberg and Wendy Jones Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today addressed the first public policy forum of NoLimits.org, an education foundation focusing on issues like work-family policies, healthcare reform and human rights. ...
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