Frank: Partisanship is out of control in Congress, changing filibuster rule should be priority

Frank: Partisanship is out of control in Congress

AMHERST, Mass. — Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank says Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is right that Capitol Hill’s partisanship is getting out of control.

But Frank says his fellow Democrat could do more to change that by staying in Congress and helping change the filibuster rule than by stepping out of public service.

Frank made his comments Tuesday at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he signed copies of his biography with author Stuart Weisberg.

Bayh, an Indiana Democrat, has decided not to seek re-election this fall. He says partisan politics and gridlock have dominated Congress, a feeling that Frank says he shares.