
FILE - Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), One of the first openly gay members of Congress and sponsor of the landmark financial reform bill, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, has died at the age of 86. WASHINGTON - JULY 21: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets Rep. Barney Frank (R) (D-MA) and Sen. Chris Dodd (C) (D-CT) after signing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act at the Ronald Reagan Building July 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. The bill is the strongest financial reform legislation since the Great Depression and also creates a consumer protection bureau that oversees banks on mortgage lending and credit card practices. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

