Kerry on Rep. Barney Frank’s Announcement

[Mass]

http://kerry.senate.gov/press/release/?id=e77eb38e-e51f-44ca-b22f-82c51f0f100c

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 28, 2011
BOSTON – Senator John Kerry today released a statement following Congressman Barney Frank’s announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2012:

“No one’s ever doubted for a minute what Barney Frank thinks or where he stands, and if you weren’t sure, trust me, he’d tell you. That’s the special quality that has made Barney not just beloved and quotable, but unbelievably effective as an advocate and a legislator. He’s brave, he’s bold, and he’s ridiculously smart. People have marveled for years about what a quick and witty debater Barney can be, but many overlooked his secret: he has a core. He’s the same advocate I met in the 1970s stumping for Father Drinan, only he’s taken that fight and that same sense of fundamental fairness to battles over equality, affordable housing, and fishing in New Bedford. Barney is who he is, no matter the issue. His voice will be deeply missed in the Congress and in our delegation, but true to his word he’ll be taking his perspective to a new arena where his impact will continue to be felt just as deeply.”