Al Franken

These incidents aren't limited to Texas; they are a national problem. It is important that we get this right and protect workers.

I want to thank every one of you for voting for that.

I think we need to do everything possible to prevent families from being torn apart and children being abandoned.

there is no margin for error in dealing with law enforcement

Keith has been someone who has been talking about these encounters between members of the minority community and law enforcement long before we have gotten to the recent challenges.

I had a bill that provides mental health--it allows schools to partner with mental health providers and community-based organizations to make sure that students have mental health treatment as they need it.

this is a moment that I think we really need to, at least, at the very least, try to grapple with this

I do not believe it would improve service or choice and I believe that it will result in higher prices.

it should be rejected. I think it is simply a bad deal for consumers.

Over the years, though, vacancies on the Board have threatened the NLRB's ability to operate, which has a real impact on the lives of workers and employers.

I have no doubt that historical trauma is a big piece of this.

I want to associate myself with all the statements I have heard so far and thank Senator Begich.

Is the part that's coercive possibly just the penalty, the financial penalty?

The problem is being forced to say why I don't want to be a part of that wellness program.

The problem is forcing someone to disclose why they do not want to be a part of the wellness program.

Indian gaming is a vital economic development tool for many tribes across our Country and in my State.

I believe the fact that gaming revenue dwarfs Federal spending in tribal communities is an indictment of Federal policy

This is about preserving the Internet the way it is. That is what net neutrality is about.

I thank the generous Senator from Michigan, and I thank the Senator from New Hampshire for her remarks about the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act. I have held college affordability roundtables around my State of Minnesota…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 9, 2014, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Wall Street Reform: Assessing and…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate of September 9, 2014, at 10 a.m. in room SD- 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 9, 2014, at 4 p.m., to hold a hearing entitled, ``CLOSED/TS/SCI: Arms Control Compliance Issues.'' The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 9, 2014, at 10 a.m. in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled ``The…

I will just come out and say it. Citizens United was one of the worst decisions in the history of the Supreme Court. It was a disaster, a radical exercise of pro-corporate judicial activism. It was seriously flawed both legally and…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on September 9, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…