Al Franken

When I was at the State fair in 2009 during the heated debate about the ACA, a woman in her 60s came up to me and she said, at my age everything's pre-existing.

I'm proud to sponsor the Klobuchar-Grassley Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.

What our bill would do is fairly simple. It provides subsequent filers with an exclusivity period if the first filer relinquishes that privilege in a pay-for-delay deal.

The NLRB was created to protect Americans' rights under the National Labor Relations Act. However, Board vacancies are threatening the NLRB's ability to operate, which has had a real impact on the lives of workers and employers.

One of the most common concerns I hear from seniors is that prescription drugs cost too much.

My Fair Generics Act would make the exclusivity privilege available to subsequent filers if the first filer bargained the privilege away in a pay-for-delay settlement.

To say the Federal Government doesn't create jobs would be absurd

I just want to congratulate Senator Coons on this bipartisan legislation, which I co-sponsored last Congress.

I was disappointed with the Supreme Court's decision in the Shelby County case.

The Voting Rights Act is one of the greatest and most consequential achievements of the civil rights movement.

This fact underscores the importance of maintaining a strong Social Security system.

The Federal Government played a huge role in developing the technology that is being used today in the Bakken Formation and in other areas.

What will happen if that expires?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The reason we're seeing a bigger increase of production on private and State lands is really because that's where the majority of the shale resources are and that was technology, again, that was developed by the Federal Government.

I don't think it's fair to blame the Renewable Fuel Standard, which is the backbone of our renewable energy policy.

The policy is helping to wean us off foreign oil and I think that is a good thing.

I abhor the beliefs and the actions of Mr. Padilla. He deserves to be punished.

That is torture, isn't it?

I rise to speak about legislation that I am introducing called the Community College to Career Fund Act. This legislation is aimed at closing what is called the skills gap--the gap between the skills that businesses need to fill open…

Do American citizens always have the right to talk to an attorney when they are detained by their own Government on American soil?

I commend you for those actions.

I rise today to speak in support of the immigration reform bill that we are going to vote on soon. I want to bring a Minnesota perspective to this debate. I want to talk about how this bill will help Minnesota businesses and agriculture…

I rise today to talk about college affordability and student loan interest rates. But before I do that, I would like to take a moment to comment on the historic decision this morning by the Supreme Court. I have been married to my wife…

When I travel around Minnesota and I talk to business owners, everywhere I go they tell me that they have jobs they want to fill, but they can't find people to fill them because they can't find workers with the right skills.