Rep. Barney Frank says he helped then-domestic partner get hired by Fannie Mae in early 1990s
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 27th, 2011 4:34 am by HL
Rep. Barney Frank says he helped then-domestic partner get hired by Fannie Mae in early 1990s
WASHINGTON — Rep. Barney Frank says he helped his then-domestic partner land a job with Fannie Mae in the 1990s while Frank was serving on the House panel overseeing the mortgage company.
The Massachusetts Democrat said Thursday he had praised Herb Moses’ qualifications when a Fannie Mae executive approached him and asked about Moses. The executive had once worked on Capitol Hill and knew that Frank and Moses were live-in partners.
Frank, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, was responding to a new book that mentioned his role in helping Moses get the job. Frank called any questions about a conflict of interest “ridiculous.” Congress at the time was considering legislation to improve oversight of the mortgage agency. A Fannie Mae spokesman declined to comment.
Pawlenty says that, as president, he would sign Ryan Medicare plan
MILFORD, N.H. — Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty said Thursday that, as president, he would sign a highly contentious Republican plan to overhaul Medicare — but only if no other proposals made it out of Congress.
Pawlenty, who officially kicked off his presidential campaign on Monday and has been touring the nation with stops in Iowa, Florida, Washington and New Hampshire, went further than he has in previous appearances in which he has praised the “courage” and “leadership” of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the author of the Medicare proposal. But he stopped short of supporting the details of the plan.
Obama, GOP unveil competing plans for job growth
After months of fighting over spending, taxes and how to rein in the national debt, President Obama and congressional Republicans on Thursday turned the spotlight to the nation’s anemic economic growth and announced competing plans to reduce the cost of doing business for American companies.
The Obama administration said it would seek to scale back or eliminate hundreds of regulations affecting workplace safety, environmental protection, endangered species, hospitals and other subjects, saying the measures would save businesses billions of dollars a year.
