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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Oct 27, 2015

The amendment also tightens the definition of ``cyber threat indicator'' to avoid the sharing of unnecessary information. The amendment is intentionally modest. It makes only changes that are most needed for the sake of both privacy and…

Congressional Record · 2015-10-27
Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Oct 27, 2015

Madam President, the Franken, Leahy, Durbin, and Wyden amendment addresses concerns raised by privacy advocates, tech companies, and security experts, including the Department of Homeland Security. The amendment tightens definitions of the…

Congressional Record · 2015-10-27
Tom Emmer
@tomemmer· Republican · MN· Oct 27, 2015

Mr. Speaker, since this Congress was sworn in last January, I have received more calls and emails and I have had more meetings with constituents and consumers of financial services about the Department of Labor's proposed fiduciary rule…

Congressional Record · 2015-10-27
Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Oct 26, 2015

This is a very serious issue that we are looking very closely at now in the Department.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Oct 26, 2015

It just seems like three quarters of all mining, of all coal miners, would be displaced by this rule.

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John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Oct 26, 2015

If we're going to put taxpayer money into this, and if we're going to do something to help people who need jobs and to help industries who need workers, it ought to work.

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John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Oct 26, 2015

We have been grappling with how do we organize Federal efforts and how do we spend Federal money to good end.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Oct 26, 2015

Madam President, tomorrow we will vote on my amendment to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, or CISA. I am proud to be joined on this amendment by Senators Leahy, Durbin, and Wyden, each of whom has worked to try to ensure that any…

Congressional Record · 2015-10-26
Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Oct 26, 2015

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 6 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2015-10-26
Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Oct 26, 2015

I think we all agree with that, and it still is and will be for quite a while.

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John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Oct 23, 2015

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Roe), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Congressional Record · 2015-10-23
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Oct 23, 2015

I thank Chairman Price for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes. I rise today in strong support of Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. Mr. Speaker, higher costs, fewer full-time jobs, loss of…

Congressional Record · 2015-10-23
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Oct 23, 2015

Mr. Speaker, we have heard a good debate here today. We have talked about doing some commonsense things. This bill does not repeal all of ObamaCare, but it certainly repeals some egregious aspects of it. The one that our committee worked…

Congressional Record · 2015-10-23
John Kline
@johnkline· Republican · MN· Oct 23, 2015

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Stefanik), a member of the Education and the Workforce Committee.

Congressional Record · 2015-10-23
Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Oct 22, 2015

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the Intelligence Committee bill we are currently debating, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, or CISA. This Chamber sees its fair share of disagreements, so it is worth noting when…

Congressional Record · 2015-10-22