Barney Frank won’t back Marriage Act repeal

Politico: “Efforts by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act have suffered a setback with Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) — the most powerful gay pol on the Hill — expressing opposition to Nadler’s tactics. ‘It’s not anything that’s achievable in the near term,’ Frank told the Washington Blade, echoing remarks made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in April.”