Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a variety of reasons, and liberals who supported them.

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Born and raised in Bayonne New Jersey Frank graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He was elected to the U. Frank did not seek re-election in 2012 and retired from Congress at the end of his term in January 2013.