Barney Frank

Rep. Michele Bachmann continued her campaign against Rep. Barney Frank and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) on Fox News’ Hannity on Wednesday. Despite Bachmann’s claims on the show, a new bill introduced by Frank will not funnel money to ACORN and ACORN is not “under indictment” in 12 states for “voter [...]

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann — famous for urging the media to expose anti-Americans in Congress – did her own probing today, pressing AIG CEO Edward Liddy for names of her colleagues who had foreknowledge of AIG’s controversial bonus payments. “Did any members of Congress know anything about the bonuses?” asked Bachmann. Yes, Liddy responded – 

On Monday, supply-siders at the Club for Growth will reveal the first winner of the “Comrade of the Month” award, which highlights individuals who embody “the policies of big-government redistribution and restrictions on economic freedom.” Never shy about painting opponents as pinkos, the small-government group calls out Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum along with Republican Gov. [...]

Cities aren’t their base, so Republicans in federal elective office generally don’t talk about urban affairs. In fact, they went so far as to delete the phrase from the name of the House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (now the Committee on Financial Services) – in a fit of “Republican political correctness,” according to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank [...]

The House rejected a $700 billion bailout of Wall Street on Monday, sending the Dow plunging 777 points, and Republican leaders blamed a speech by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for the rejection. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., roundly rejected that notion on Monday afternoon, having apparently left her talking points at home.