REP. FRANK PUSHES ANTI-IRAN INVESTING LEGISLATION IN WASHINGTON
House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, D-MA, speaks during a news conference to discuss legislation targeting investments in Iran on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 16, 2007. Frank is pushing legislation that would make it easier for individuals and companies to divest themselves of financial ties to companies that do business or invest with Iran. With Frank are Rep. Brad Sherman, D-CA, Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-MA, Rep. Tom Lantos, D-CA, and Rep. Ron Klein, D-FL. (L to R) (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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