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Mr. President, today I wish to discuss the vote in the Senate last night to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule regarding forced arbitration that would protect consumers and make sure they get their day in court when…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support Minnesota's bid to host the 2023 World Expo. I was proud to cosponsor and see both Chambers of Congress unanimously pass the U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act earlier this year to give…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life of Carlene Johnston and the beautiful partnership she shared with her loving husband, Dan Johnston. Originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, Carlene passed away in 2016, after a long and hard…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career and service of Major General Richard C. Nash. Major General Nash recently retired after serving as adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard for 7 years. In his role as adjutant general…
Mr. President, I rise today to remember and celebrate the life of my friend, Senator Paul Wellstone. Paul led a lot of fights in the Senate on behalf of working families and those without a voice. He didn't back down even when a fight…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office for receiving accreditation from the American Correctional Association. Sherburne County received this accreditation because of the quality of the county jail…
Mr. President, I rise to discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recently finalized rule to limit the use of predispute, forced arbitration clauses in contracts for financial services and products. I strongly oppose the…
An alarming number of American Indians face sexual violence in their lifetime.
I want to thank the Vice Chairman for bringing up the Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act which I introduced with Senator Murkowski and the Vice Chairman.
I asked them in a room of about 100 veterans and family, how many have used Choice, about 30; how many had successful experiences, two.
this is not a partisan issue, it is a veteran issue. And this Committee continues to prove that veterans, not politics, come first.
For those veterans that will be watching and following this closely, they expect nothing less of us; they expect nothing less than bipartisanship aimed at common values and outcomes, and for that I am grateful.
I think getting veterans engaged in this, making sure they are very clear about what this is and where these intersect is absolutely critical.
We are grateful for that and I think about those folks who are out there in Koochiching County.
We need to get it in one pot. We can then find out what the needs are and appropriate the money for it.