Al Franken

And I know it is, I know it is. Then I want to know what we can do, what we can do from this Committee, what we can do from this Senate, what we can do from this Congress.

I just know that this is a problem about the pride of your heritage, where that ties in to having self-esteem and confidence and knowing that possibilities are open to you.

This ignorance is, this is a smart man, this is a wise man otherwise in other ways, right?

Your dedication to American Indians, to Native peoples, is inspiring.

We have in our Country, Ms. Titla, you were talking about the very high percentage of Native children who don't know their Tribal history.

But the American Indian has a special place, because they were the first, you were the first Americans.

Tragedies like the U.S.-Dakota War happened across the map of this Country during our Nation's early years.

American Indians are contemporary people. And we all need to understand that you are contemporary people, but you have a culture.

This year is the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

Well, obviously we need education for Indian kids and for Native Americans. We also need this education for Americans.

We must continue to highlight contributions of indigenous peoples all across our Country and to support Tribal efforts to reclaim their identity, their culture, their history, their language.

I thank the Chair. That is too bad. I was going over what happened, reviewing what happened once the stimulus package had been passed in February, when unemployment was over 8 percent. And we can see as it started taking effect we lost…

Two enormous challenges will await us when we return from recess. Our economy is still not yet fully recovered from a devastating recession, and the prospects for our middle class and for those aspiring to be in the middle class or to get…

I would like to associate myself with the remarks of the Senator from Vermont. I am one of the cosponsors of the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, and before I talk about a bill I have just introduced, I would like to underscore…

I rise today to talk about a bill I have just introduced, the Arbitration Fairness for Students Act, and to talk about why it is so important to protect our Nation's students. Access to higher education is becoming increasingly important…

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Franken pertaining to the introduction of S. 3557 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

On this vote, the yeas are 58 and the nays are 40. Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The point of order is sustained, and the amendment falls. Under the…

Most Americans underestimate how long they will live.

May I just ask a question? I'm not sure if Senator Enzi's question was totally answered by that answer.

I rise today to express my strong support for the Veterans Jobs Corps Act. I am proud to be a cosponsor of the bill. I would like to thank Senator Nelson for introducing the bill, and I would like to thank Senator Murray, chair of the…

Oh, that's why I introduced the bill.

I've introduced bipartisan legislation to require colleges to use a uniform financial aid award letter with common names and common terminology.

Well, if we have a common form that names everything the same so you can compare apples to apples----

It seems to me that there's becoming some--I mean, there's a time question here.

I think your comments highlight the importance of legislation.