Al Franken

It is because it makes a lot of good sense.

We need to take a really hard look at our criminal justice system.

I support the Criminal Justice Commission Act which Senator Webb has been working on for years now.

America incarcerates more people per capita than any of the world's democracies.

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.

That is pretty stunning that workplace discrimination could have such a significant impact on our economy.

Because I feel so strongly about ENDA, I end up having conversations about it pretty regularly.

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.

I am worried that Verizon's wireless agreements with major cable companies will make it even harder for consumers to cut the cable cord.

This is a very important issue to me. As you know, cable bills in this country are out of control.

It is what Mr. Charles said about bringing your full self to work.

I asked you why the administration was not publicly supporting the bill, and you said you would look into it, and you did.

We can extend these common sense protections to all workers by passing ENDA.

I appreciate Senator Franken's interest in my testimony.

That to me seems possibly one way to address the objections that the DOJ may have to Senator Murkowski's bill

I'm not here to sit as judge or jury. I'm not here to resolve the dispute between Accretive and the attorney general.

I look forward to hearing from our experts about whether we need to strengthen the laws that protect us when we are at our most vulnerable.

The privacy of patients' health information is critical, because otherwise patients would not have candid conversations with health care providers.

I visited many hospitals across Minnesota, and as far as I'm concerned, we deliver some of the best health care, if not the best health care, in this country.

What's important is how you do it, and when and where.

I understand they knew about your condition, obviously, from your medical records, so they should have been aware that you were in a compromised state.