Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), who served in Congress for over three decades, has entered hospice care at his home in Maine. The 86-year-old stated he feels “very good — no pain, no discomfort” but is managing congestive heart failure while remaining in his Ogunquit, Maine residence with his husband after retiring from Congress.

Frank described his decision to enter hospice as reaching a natural stage in his health: “At 86, I’ve made it longer than I thought. At some point, my heart’s just going to give out, and it’s reaching that stage.” He noted his final act will be writing a book criticizing the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, which he claims has “embraced an agenda that goes beyond what’s politically acceptable.”

A longtime advocate for financial regulation, Frank chaired the House Financial Services Committee during the 2008 crisis and co-authored the Dodd-Frank Act. He expressed pride in its legacy, stating it has been “vindicated against our critics from both the left and the right,” though he acknowledged limited success in efforts to roll back the law.

Frank also highlighted his role as the first member of Congress to publicly identify as gay while serving and the first to enter a same-sex marriage during his tenure. In recent remarks, he criticized Democratic tendencies toward “the flavor of the month,” warning that new voices often “articulate responses to anger without talking about what you do about it.” He added that one of his regrets is not witnessing “the continued implosion of Donald Trump.”