Barney Frank: ‘Coach, put me in’ as Kerry’s successor
Barney Frank (Alex Wong/Getty Images)Maybe we haven't seen the last of Barney Frank in the halls of Congress."I've told the governor that I would now like, frankly, to do that because I would like to be a part of that," Frank said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Friday.
President Barack Obama last month nominated Kerry as the next U.S. secretary of state. After Senate confirmation, Kerry will resign his seat, which will be temporarily filled by an appointed senator until a special election is held.
And according to Frank, even though he rejected the idea of serving as interim senator as recently as a few weeks ago, the former House Financial Services chairman said he's coming around to the idea now that the "fiscal cliff" deal has left Congress with unfinished economic business.
"That
deal now means that February, March and April are going to be among the
most important months in American financial history," he said,
suggesting the appointment would put him in prime position to
participate.
"It's only a three-month period. I wouldn't want to do anything more—I don't want to run again," he said. "Coach, put me in."
end quote from:
No comments:
Post a Comment