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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Apr 3, 2017

We need more transparency. We need more transparency in the drug supply chain.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Apr 3, 2017

I would hope that we could do a hearing on pharmaceuticals--on the cost of pharmaceuticals at some point.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Mar 30, 2017

Mr. President, I rise to talk about a path forward on healthcare. Last week, Republicans in the House failed to pass the American Health Care Act--a deeply flawed policy that amounted to little more than a massive tax break for the wealthy…

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Mar 30, 2017

Mr. President, I rise to join my colleagues in speaking about the harmful effects of this resolution of disapproval. I thank the Senator from Michigan for his words and for the very important point that we are seeing the lowest number of…

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Mar 28, 2017

Last week I lead a letter with Senators Isakson, Durbin, Inhofe, Baldwin, and Tillis raising concerns about the billions of dollars in subsidies countries like UAE and Qatar provide their state-owned airlines.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Mar 28, 2017

I was really heartened when the President listed infrastructure as the first thing he wanted to work on, on election night, and used the figure trillion dollars.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Mar 28, 2017

One of the ways we can fill these jobs--25 percent of STEM workers--less than 25 percent women.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Mar 28, 2017

I first want to welcome my friends from the Minnesota Workforce Council Association.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Mar 28, 2017

It's the effect it has on the economy, but it's also a safety issue.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Mar 28, 2017

For me, diabetes was the topic of the second Floor speech I gave when I became a U.S. Senator.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Mar 28, 2017

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the effort by my Republican colleagues to gut critical consumer privacy protections. Last week, the Senate voted 50 to 48 to allow internet service providers such as Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T to…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-28
Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Mar 27, 2017

Your company is on track to reduce greenhouse emissions to 30 percent of 2005 levels by 2020.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Mar 27, 2017

Earlier this month, President Trump released his budget blueprint which calls for an overall cut of $1.7 billion to the Energy Department.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Mar 27, 2017

I want to commend Xcel for being a leader in generating clean energy and reducing carbon emissions.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Mar 27, 2017

I want to thank you for Xcel's leadership, for your personal leadership, and for showing how we can transition to clean sources of electricity while keeping rates low.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Mar 27, 2017

These cuts would threaten the expertise found at our national labs, a resource that is the envy of the world.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Mar 23, 2017

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about President Trump's selection of David Friedman to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Our relationship with Israel is of tremendous importance. We are strong allies, and we have a strong…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-23