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Al Franken is an American politician, comedian, and author who served as the junior United States Senator from Minnesota from 2009 until 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, Franken gained national prominence as a writer and performer on 'Saturday Night Live' before transitioning to politics. During his time in the Senate, he focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and consumer protection, and was known for his sharp wit and advocacy for progressive policies. He was a member of several Senate committees, including the Judiciary and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committees.
I wish to thank the Senator from Rhode Island for his leadership on this and so many other issues. I thank the Senator from Arkansas for his comments. I recommend them to anyone. Minnesotans are proud of our participation in civic life. We…
What I love about it is that we're not talking about spending a dime of Federal money.
The purpose of our legislation is very straightforward and very important: to improve access to quality health care for our Nation's veterans living in rural areas.
I am very pleased to be working together with Senator Boozman on this legislation.
I care a lot about small business and inventors, and I think we should be doing as much as possible to make sure that the guy inventing the next cool gadget in his or her garage has reasonable access to the patent system.
Minnesota is also ranked third for patent-intensive employment in the country.
America incarcerates more people per capita than any of the world's democracies.
I support the Criminal Justice Commission Act which Senator Webb has been working on for years now.
I put in a piece of legislation called the STEM Master Teacher Corps, which is basically to support excellent STEM teachers.
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:07 p.m., adjourned until June 18, 2012, at 3 p.m. ____________________
We continue to work on an agreement on amendments to the farm bill. We hope such an agreement can be reached. At 5:30 p.m., Monday, there will be a rollcall vote on confirmation of the Lewis nomination. ____________________
I thank the Senator from Alaska and the Senator from Rhode Island. I wish to emphasize the need to pass a long-term reauthorization of this surface transportation bill. It is time for Congress to do its job. Thanks to the leadership of…
It is up to the Department to make sure that these deals do not amount to a collusive bargain that will ultimately harm consumers.
This is a very important issue to me. As you know, cable bills in this country are out of control.
I am worried that Verizon's wireless agreements with major cable companies will make it even harder for consumers to cut the cable cord.
I asked you why the administration was not publicly supporting the bill, and you said you would look into it, and you did.
You have asked, Senator Franken, why I believe the court inquiries into section 6 of ENDA would be 'so different' from past judicial analysis of the religious exemption of title VII.
Because I feel so strongly about ENDA, I end up having conversations about it pretty regularly.
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