Episode

Opinion: Remembering Barney Frank, trailblazing public servant

Podcast: Weekend Edition Saturday
Published: May 23, 2026
Duration seconds: 142
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Summary

Mass. congressman Barney Frank was the first House member to come out as gay and was instrumental in Wall Street reforms after the Great Recession. He died this week at the age of 86.