Al Franken

Those of us who are on this Committee know very well what Indian youth face in Indian Country.

we would be really negligent if we did not invest in storage.

thank you. I rise today to urge prompt passage of the House-passed USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 and to urge opposition to the amendments offered by the majority leader. Those amendments are unnecessary. They would weaken the bill in…

I have a bill that I plan to introduce this year called the College Access Act that would address the college affordability problem.

Now more than ever I believe that the Federal Government should take the lead in supporting research on how climate change will exacerbate drought conditions.

I rise today to speak in support of the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015. I am a proud cosponsor of this bicameral, bipartisan bill which brings much-needed reform to the Federal Government's surveillance programs, including an end to the bulk data…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. USA FREEDOM Act

I ask unanimous consent that my counsel detailee, Samantha Chaifetz, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this session of Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

He's doing something that's exemplary, which is he's in listening mode.

I rise to speak briefly on the trade legislation before us and on the importance of considering and voting on amendments that would improve it. I have submitted amendments of my own. I am co-leading a pair of amendments with Senator…

I also am very cognizant of the fact that we have climate change... the vast majority of known fossil fuel reserves need to actually remain in the ground if we want to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

If we're really serious about tackling climate change we have to make smarter decisions about where and to what extent we use, particularly public resources, too.

today marks the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the forced exit of many members of the Hmong community from Laos following the U.S. withdrawal of troops from Vietnam. Tens of thousands of the Hmong came to my State of Minnesota, and…

When Senator Tester, the ranking member, talked about woeful levels of funding in Indian Country on education, the Leech Lake School, the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School is an example of a school I visited a few weeks ago.

I was glad, with Senator Murkowski, in the education bill to get language immersion funds to you.

Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty in Indian Country.

I agree with Senator Heitkamp that we have failed you and that child.

I mean, there are blankets over every door because it is so cold in the winter, and I think it is a disgrace.

That school needs to be torn down, am I right, and a new school built there?

FRA supports the 'Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act' (S. 666), sponsored by Sen. Al Franken (Minn.) that intends to improve the disability claims backlog.

I would like to specifically thank Senator Franken for his tireless efforts to assist the Band in addressing our priorities.

MOAA strongly supports S. 666.

There is a role for Congress to play in supporting an increase in funding for the type of programs that provide indigent defendants.

We need to build you a new school there with a lab in it.

We need to continue, to make sure that mining activities which are vital to local economies are carried out in a manner that is consistent with protecting the public health, welfare, safety, our national security and the environment of the…