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By RonPaul.com on August 22, 2010
Let the Housing Market Normalize! by Ron Paul Recently there have been some encouraging signs that Congress is finally willing to admit what should have been evident two years ago. Even after a $150 billion bailout, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are still bankrupt and should be abolished. Indeed Rep. Barney Frank, a longtime champion [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Bad Loans, Barney Frank, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac |
By RonPaul.com on July 8, 2010
Rush Transcript This is a rush transcript. Can you help us out and proofread the transcript while you watch the video? Go to our writeboard (password: military). Then click the “Edit this page” button to make changes. We check all writeboards daily and will update this post with your proofread transcript ASAP. Thanks! Wolf Blitzer: [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Afghanistan, Barney Frank, CNN, Iraq, Military Spending, Wolf Blitzer |
By RonPaul.com on May 28, 2010
Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Ron Paul (R-Texas), Walter B. Jones (R-N.C.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). held a press conference to call for an open discussion about the efficacy, the extent, and cost of overseas U.S. military commitments. Date: 05/27/2010
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Barney Frank, Defense, Military, Ron Wyden, Spending, Walter Jones, Waste |
By RonPaul.com on December 17, 2009
Show: Larry King Live Channel: CNN Date: 12/16/2009 Transcript Larry King: Good evening. The healthcare fight in Congress has stalled in the short run. Is it going anywhere in the long run? Joining us to debate the issue are two top members of the United States Congress. Barney Frank, Democrat from Massachusetts. He chairs the [...]
Posted in Health Care, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Barney Frank, Ben Bernanke, Ben Stein, CNN, Larry King Live, Tanya Acker |
By RonPaul.com on November 19, 2009
After several hours of heated debate, the Paul-Grayson “Audit the Fed” amendment passed 43-26 in the House Financial Services Committee earlier today. The amendment calls for a comprehensive audit of the Federal Reserve and replaces the opposing “placebo” amendment proposed by Mel Watt. The Paul-Grayson initiative is an amendment to Barney Frank’s HR 3996, also [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Audit the Fed, Barney Frank, HR 1207, HR 3996, Mel Watt |
By RonPaul.com on November 19, 2009
After claiming some well-deserved credit for helping Ron Paul get his bill to a vote, Barney Frank proceeds to express his preference for the opposing Watt amendment.
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Audit the Fed, Barney Frank, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on November 16, 2009
POLL #1: Ron Paul for President 2012? We asked the question that’s on everyone’s mind: “Should Ron Paul should run for President in 2012?” Our readers submitted 9,312 votes and 376 comments while the poll was open from Oct. 27 to Nov. 16. Should Ron Paul run for President in 2012? Yes. (94%, 8,727 Votes) [...]
Posted in Ron Paul 2012, RonPaul.com Polls | Tagged Adam Kokesh, Alan Grayson, Alex Jones, Andrew Napolitano, Barney Frank, Chuck Baldwin, Chuck Hagel, Cynthia McKinney, Dennis Kucinich, Gary Johnson, Glenn Beck, Jesse Ventura, Jim DeMint, John McCain, Lew Rockwell, Lou Dobbs, Mark Sanford, Mel Watt, Michael Badnarik, Michael Bloomberg, Michele Bachmann, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Pat Buchanan, Peter Schiff, Rand Paul, RonPaul.com Polls, Sarah Palin, Wayne Allyn Root |
By RonPaul.com on November 5, 2009
Ron Paul hasn’t announced a decision yet whether he is going to run for President in 2012. If he runs, who should he choose as his running mate? This poll is now closed. It was open from Nov. 5 – Nov. 16, 2009 and attracted 9,425 voters who could select up to five options for [...]
Posted in Ron Paul 2012 | Tagged Adam Kokesh, Alan Grayson, Alex Jones, Andrew Napolitano, Barney Frank, Chuck Baldwin, Chuck Hagel, Cynthia McKinney, Dennis Kucinich, Gary Johnson, Glenn Beck, Jesse Ventura, Jim DeMint, John McCain, Lew Rockwell, Lou Dobbs, Mark Sanford, Mel Watt, Michael Badnarik, Michael Bloomberg, Michele Bachmann, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Pat Buchanan, Peter Schiff, Rand Paul, RonPaul.com Polls, Sarah Palin, Wayne Allyn Root |
By RonPaul.com on August 31, 2009
Here’s an updated transcript of what Barney Frank really said about Ron Paul’s HR 1207 (also see Misinformation Alert: Barney Frank Never Said That HR 1207 Will Pass In October). Audience: Okay, hi, Mr. Frank, thank you for coming. I was just going to mention of something that I’ve noticed people and blogs talking about [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, Barney Frank, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on August 28, 2009
Missing Sentence in Transcript Causes Premature HR 1207 Victory Celebration Several blogs and forums reported during the past 24 hours that Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, said that Ron Paul’s bill to audit the Federal Reserve, HR 1207, will pass in October. Incorrect Reports about Barney Frank’s Statement on HR 1207 [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, Barney Frank, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on July 15, 2009
Alan Grayson: It’s surprising to me that it has gotten essentially no mainstream media coverage at all because we’re talking about so much money. William Greider: The Federal Reserve is the black hole in American democracy. Ron Paul: All we have to say is, what do they have to hide? Dennis Kucinich: The Federal Reserve [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve | Tagged Alan Grayson, Audit the Fed, Barney Frank, Bill Greider, Darrell Issa, Dennis Kucinich, HR 1207, Paul Kanjorski, Secrets of the Temple |
By RonPaul.com on June 17, 2009
Earlier this week, Congressman Barney Frank, the Chairman of the House Banking Committee, sent the following email to a Ron Paul supporter: Dear Ms. _______, Thank you for expressing your support for H.R. 1207. I have told Ron Paul, with whom I have worked closely on a number of issues, that I agree with the [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, Barney Frank, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on April 24, 2009
From purplepamphleteer: “I asked Barney Frank if H.R. 1207 would die in committee – HIS committee – just like H.R. 28: a bill that HE co-sponsored in 1993, called the Federal Reserve Accountability Act. Since the earlier bill called for an annual audit of the Fed (among other things), and since the newer bill calls [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Audit the Fed, Barney Frank, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on April 3, 2009
A federal bill was introduced yesterday that, if passed into law, would remove restrictions on the cultivation of non-psychoactive industrial hemp. The chief sponsors of HR 1866, “The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009,” Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX), were joined by nine other U.S. House members split between Republicans and Democrats. [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged Barney Frank, Farming, Hemp, HR 1866 |