Overview
- Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank confirmed he is receiving hospice care at his Ogunquit, Maine home for congestive heart failure.
- He says he feels no pain, remains mentally sharp, and is resting at home with his husband.
- He is finishing a book due later this year that criticizes progressive Democrats and calls for explicit rejection of ideas such as “defund the police” and “open borders.”
- Frank co-authored the 2010 Dodd-Frank law after the 2008 financial crisis, creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a council that monitors risks across the financial system.
- Friends and former colleagues shared public messages of support, noting his trailblazing role as one of Congress’s first openly gay members.