Al Franken

we have been living under No Child Left Behind, or NCLB, for 13 years, and during that time we have learned what about NCLB works and a lot more about what doesn't work. Students, teachers, and parents across the country have been waiting…

This is an issue we're seeing now about the price of drugs going up, of pharmaceuticals going up, and it's something we, as a Congress, have to address across the board.

Thank you all for your testimony, and we've seen a divergence in opinion on abstinence versus medication therapy.

The treatment gap that you mention is a terrible problem, resulting in countless Americans being unable to access treatment services.

We need a multi-pronged approach to the opioid crisis in Indian Country.

Opioids present both a law enforcement challenge and public health crisis in Minnesota.

we are just 1 month away from the new year 2016, which will bring a lot of good new things, I hope. The one thing it will not bring is a cost-of-living increase for seniors, veterans, and for people with disabilities. Despite the fact that…

I rise today with a heavy heart to express my condolences to the people of France for the tragedy they have experienced. No words can describe the barbaric and senseless acts of terrorism committed against the innocent victims in Paris…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Terrorist Attacks Against France

I fought to include language in the K through 12 education reauthorization that will create language immersion programs in Indian country.

I am proud to co-sponsor Senator Tester's NEST Act and Senator Udall's Native American Languages Reauthorization Act. These bills are good steps toward providing Native Americans with quality instruction that is connected to their culture.

That is why bills like Senator Udall's that support the vitality of Native languages are so important.

I would like to see and I think this is an opportunity for helping to pay for the removal of hazardous fuels.

Superstorm Sandy caused about $60 billion in damage, or at least the cost to Federal Government that this, I think, should be treated as a new normal.

I am supporting Senator Wyden's bill, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 because...

It seems to me that we have so much, that we are doing so much fire borrowing that we should be treating this as the new normal and that is disastrous.

I would like to return the kind words of my colleague from Delaware and thank him for his leadership in this whole field of manufacturing and filling the skills gap that we see all over this country and getting young people and getting…

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…

I ask unanimous consent for 20 more seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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 terms ``cyber…

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

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

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

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 cyber…

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