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Politicians are remembering Barney Frank, the longtime Massachusetts congressman who died Tuesday at 86.
Then-Rep. Barney Frank , talks with Elizabeth Warren, then-chair of the Troubled Asset Relief Program Congressional Oversight Panel, during a hearing on Capitol Hill on July 22, 2009, in Washington, D.C.
who died Tuesday at 86Frank served in Congress for more than three decades before leaving office in 2013. In a post on social media, Gov. Maura Healey called Frank"a giant in public life," noting his activism on civil rights and LGBTQ+ rights.
"He was brilliant, fearless, quick-witted, and never afraid to say exactly what was on his mind," wrote Healey. The governor ordered flags to be flown at half staff at all state buildings. She said she and her partner, Joanna Lydgate, are"keeping his family and all who loved him in our thoughts.
" Frank was among the first openly gay lawmakers in Congress, and he was the first to marry someone of the same sex while serving on Capitol Hill. Healey is the firstSen. Elizabeth Warren remembered Frank's role in passing consumer protections as part of the Dodd-Frank Act following the 2008 financial crisis.
Then a Harvard professor, Warren proposed the idea for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was integrated into Dodd-Frank.
"In the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Barney Frank was the gravelly-voiced, smart-as-a-whip congressman who fought hard to get the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the finish line," Warren said in a statement. This is a developing news story. It will be updated.
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