Eric Massa

Barney Frank: Massa Took My Staffer To Dinner

Justin Elliott | March 11, 2010, 2:34PM

Representative Barney Frank (D-MA)

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) has released a statement confirming that former Congressman Eric Massa took a member of his staff to dinner, following a Washington Post report on the "date."

Frank says that a member of his personal staff believed that, "although this was not an ethical violation," she thought "it should be called to the attention of former Congressman Massa's Chief of Staff, Joe Racalto, a former colleague."

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