Al Franken

I just wanted to point that out, that, evidently, members of the NLRB just--we don't need as much time for them as--what I'm saying is that unions should be able to vote sooner than 35 days.

I will do my best to objectively decide the issues that come before the Board after considering the facts of each case.

Would you agree that one benefit of our civil justice system is ensuring that other victims, including workers who have faced harassment, are made aware of widespread wrongdoing?

If you're sexually harassed at a workplace, you should be able to go outside the arbitration system so that you're heard in court.

I am going to support all three pieces of legislation, the Johnson-O'Malley piece and the two Oregon pieces.

Indian Country has a shortage of qualified educators. We have to support programs to get more teachers and principals to tribal communities.

We are making advertisements and qualifications match the States in which our schools reside.

Senator Tester, Vice Chairman Udall and I have a bill called the Native Educator Support and Training Act, the NEST Act.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to talk about the effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Before I begin, I thank Senator Hirono for sharing her story and for leading us all here in the discussion tonight. I thank the…

I think that is a good thing.

The President's budget is frankly anti-innovation. It does the exact opposite of what the American Energy Innovation Council recommends.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise today to talk about the Republican effort happening in total secrecy behind closed doors under the direction of Leader McConnell to repeal the Affordable Care Act and gut Medicaid in order to give huge tax…

the capital improvement and maintenance spending at the Forest Service--the President's budget cuts it by 73 percent.

The President has talked a lot about infrastructure, but his budget actually cuts investment in our nation's infrastructure.

You should answer my question first.

Skyrocketing drug prices obviously affect Clare, but they actually affect all of us.

At least that was an answer. Thank you. I appreciate that.

No one should have to choose between affording their medications or their home.

Our No. 1 focus today and always needs to be on patients.

I think the fact that we are not, should show the people of Tennessee, once again, that the Chairman is a rabid right-wing partisan.

There is hope that there are enough colleagues on the other side of the aisle that will not allow something to get passed that will hurt the American people...

I hope that you will read them, everyone here, and internalize them, and make these stories your test of whether what we are doing here is good enough.

For drug prices, let us use the 'Clare Test.'

We should be able to import from Canada. We should be able to have a safe path and I think we also pay with NIH funding; I do not think that is talked about enough. We should negotiate within Medicare Part D.

Let me ask to that end. What are the profit margins of pharmaceutical companies versus, say, other sectors in the economy, say steel?