Barney Frank

Frank speaks about cutting military spending and reducing the federal deficit in a socially responsible way.

Barney Frank recently retired from Congress after more than 30 years of service, where he chaired the House Financial Services Committee, co-sponsored the Dodd–Frank Act, and advocated for gay marriage and civil rights. Robert Pollin, discussion moderator, is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Pollin is a co-author of a recent report exposing significant faults in the 2010 Harvard research justifying austerity policies.