I do have things I would like to see adopted on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people: they include the right to marry the individual of our choice; the right to serve in the military to defend our… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
I do not think that any self-respecting radical in history would have considered advocating people’s rights to get married, join the Army, and earn a living as a terribly inspiring revolutionary platform. — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
Moderate Republicans are reverse Houdinis. They tie themselves up in knots and then tell you they can’t do anything because they’re tied up in… — Barney Frank Copy Share
I think there were two criticisms you can make of Donald Trump's involvement in the Health Care Bill. First of all, there were times… — Barney Frank Copy Share
When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I… — Barney Frank Copy Share
Donald Trump has done more for getting people to understand the importance of public policy that respond to public needs in an affirmative way… — Barney Frank Copy Share
Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was… — Barney Frank Copy Share
They have to convert our agenda into something aggressive. Two guys wanting to be happy together are invading their marriages. Helping a kid who's… — Barney Frank Copy Share
I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people may like or dislike, and people who physically impose… — Barney Frank Copy Share
I was still closeted, but from the day I decided to run for office, knowing that I was gay, I decided that I would,… — Barney Frank Copy Share
I have done a lot of work for affordable housing, rental housing. I understand the rap on me and other liberals is, oh, we… — Barney Frank Copy Share
The most active people in the country know different things, and because each one tends to hear mostly and deal mostly with people with… — Barney Frank Copy Share
I can tell you about health care and also about the financial reform bill. The Barack Obama, the President personally and his administration officials… — Barney Frank Copy Share
In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms. — Barney Frank Copy Share
Ronald Reagan got a lot of democrats. I wish he hadn't. I got to Congress with Reagan coming to the Whitehouse. The Reagan Program,… — Barney Frank Copy Share
