Barney Frank, Liberal Architect Of Dodd-Frank, Dies At 86

May 20, 2026·about 5 hours ago·via Fox News Politics

Barney Frank, the sharp-tongued Massachusetts Democrat who spent decades as a fixture of the left, has died at 86. He rose to national prominence by taking on Wall Street and later co-authored the Dodd-Frank law, one of Washington’s biggest post-crisis regulatory overhauls. Supporters call him a liberal icon, but his legacy also reflects the same big-government mindset that keeps piling rules on Americans and businesses. Read more about this...

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