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elleng

(131,129 posts)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 03:22 PM Jan 2013

Barney Frank Seeks Short Stint in Senate.

said on Friday morning that he would like to be appointed as an interim senator to fill John Kerry’s seat until a special election later this year. . .

If selected, Mr. Frank would be a reliable liberal vote in a series of decisions on taxes, spending and the debt that face Congress this winter and spring.

He said it was those votes that had made him think twice about his earlier disinterest in the job.

He said he had told Mr. Patrick of his interest.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/barney-frank-seeks-short-stint-in-senate/


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Barney Frank Seeks Short Stint in Senate. (Original Post) elleng Jan 2013 OP
I kind of wish that Barney would been in the special election. WI_DEM Jan 2013 #1
Frank would be an excellent choice. bluestate10 Jan 2013 #2

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
1. I kind of wish that Barney would been in the special election.
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 03:28 PM
Jan 2013

but I wouldn't mind him being the interim senator.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
2. Frank would be an excellent choice.
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 04:03 PM
Jan 2013

He knows Washington and worked with the Senate closely for decades. He won't have a learning curve and can get a lot done in two-three months.

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