Frank and Up Close
Tome Takes On Massachusetts’ Marathon Man
Roll Call Staff
It’s hard to miss Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) these days. The meaty Financial Services chairman has seen his panel pushed to the forefront during the nation’s economic collapse. And Frank has been the subject of recent glossy magazine profiles in the New Yorker and the now-defunct Portfolio, portrayals that offered up rich anecdotes about his New Jersey working-class roots and his path from Bay State political aide to Capitol Hill leader.
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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article
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