Al Franken

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 there is…

I want your pledge that you will get this done in terms of making this process more efficient, so that we can help you.

Let me be clear. I am sorry to interrupt you. But that coal in Indian Country would replace coal being mined elsewhere in Wyoming.

It should be easier to do energy projects on Indian land than anywhere else. Because we have a trust responsibility.

One thing that I think we all agree on is there is nothing like economic development.

We are so frustrated. Then it is hard to argue for funding which you need when you are having reports like Mr. Rusco's that say the BIA is not operating efficiently.

Well, I am for pipelines. We have pipelines, and they need to be approved, so that we don't have what happened in Enbridge, in Michigan.

I would love my colleagues to urge the appropriators to appropriate that.

It should be easier in Indian Country than anywhere else. That should be our goal.

I want energy projects in Indian Country to create jobs, create economic activity so that we can do something to break this cycle.

What we've seen in the last 31 years is really a flattening of the median wage, if not lowering.

I hear from workers that they can't afford to be a good parent.

We've heard a number of claims that the Board's Browning-Ferris decision would be bad for small businesses, and, in fact, the title of today's hearing, 'Stealing the American Dream: The NLRB's Joint Employer Decision.' It's a pretty--it's…

I don't understand how this would be the death of small business or of business ownership.

We're killing the American Dream with this.

I thank the good Senator from Delaware and the Senator from Wisconsin for organizing today's celebration of manufacturing. As my colleague from Delaware mentioned and as I think the Presiding Officer knows, I have talked a lot about the…

I rise in strong opposition to continued attacks on women's access to health care. Today, the Senate majority leader is attempting to advance a bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks. This is a blatantly unconstitutional proposal that injects…

I want to thank Camille Murray for our opening prayer this morning. Reverend Murray currently serves in our Nation's Capital as the 20th senior pastor of the Georgetown Presbyterian Church. The church was founded in 1780, and Reverend…

The interoperability is not just about delivering high-value care and good care. It's about safety, too.

I rise today to express strong support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the diplomatic agreement that the United States and our international partners reached with Iran in July. I urge my colleagues to support the agreement and…

I ask unanimous consent for another 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Thank you, Mr. President. In March, 47 of my Republican colleagues took the unprecedented step of sending a letter to Iran's leaders just as these sensitive negotiations were nearing an accord. It was a clear attempt to undermine American…

I rise today to speak in strong opposition to legislation that would defund Planned Parenthood and jeopardize women's access to health care. Each year Planned Parenthood opens its doors to millions of Americans, including more than 54,000…

I think that spirituality has been put down and kept down.

how many of them started using drugs or alcohol with their parents.