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 - NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Rep. Barney Franks (D-MA),Rep. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill November 20, 2008 in Washington, DC. Congressional Democrats gathered to speak about a proposed bailout for the ailing auto industry. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)