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Barney Frank

“I’m a good legislator, better at it than I am at other things. I worked hard on a number of issues — immigration, affordable housing, civil rights, financial sector reform. I believe that the public sector is an important way for us to improve the quality of life.”

Congressman Barney Frank has been a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts for more than thirty years. As a gay politician, he has played a pioneering social role in Congress, while as a legislator he has focused on immigration, affordable housing, civil rights, financial reform, and reducing military spending.