Former top Democrat, one of the first openly gay politicians in Washington DC, Barney Frank, has passed away at 86.
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Former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., whose biting wit, liberal politics, and mastery of financial policy made him one of the most recognizable members of Congress for more than three decades, has died at 86.
Frank died late Tuesday, Jim Segel, Frank's former campaign manager and close friend, confirmed to The Associated Press ...
Frank represented Massachusetts in the House from 1981 to 2013, serving 16 terms and becoming chairman of the House Financial Services Committee during the 2008 financial crisis. His name became attached to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the sweeping 2010 law he co-authored with then-Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., after the collapse of the housing market and the near-failure of the U.S. financial system.
He also gave us one of the best Trump tweets of all time.
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