bobbyw24
05-26-2011, 01:24 PM
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank admitted he helped his ex-lover land a lucrative post with Fannie Mae in the early 1990s while the Newton Democrat was on a committee that regulated the lending giant — but he called questions of a potential ethical conflict “nonsense.”
“If it is (a conflict of interest), then much of Washington is involved (in conflicts),” Frank told the Herald last night. “It is a common thing in Washington for members of Congress to have spouses work for the federal government. There is no rule against it at all.”
http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/2011_0526frank_knocked_on_his_fannie_rep_admits_to _helping_lover_land_job_at_mortgage_giant_in_91/srvc=home%26position=0
“If it is (a conflict of interest), then much of Washington is involved (in conflicts),” Frank told the Herald last night. “It is a common thing in Washington for members of Congress to have spouses work for the federal government. There is no rule against it at all.”
http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/2011_0526frank_knocked_on_his_fannie_rep_admits_to _helping_lover_land_job_at_mortgage_giant_in_91/srvc=home%26position=0