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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 am proud to participate in a bipartisan working group of members of this committee that is looking at legislative proposals to address these critical shortages, and I am a co-sponsor of the legislation introduced by Senators Klobuchar…
This is actually an interesting area. There is a well- established link between the scientists who have worked for think tanks such as George C. Marshall Institute, Heartland Institute, and other foundations, which were funded at first by…
Explain why the bark beetle is doing this. What is happening and how does that relates to climate change?
I want to take this opportunity to honor the 125th Anniversary of the incorporation of Golden Valley, MN. As a child growing up in St. Louis Park, I have many fond memories of time spent in my neighboring town to the north, Golden Valley…
Yet, in spite of all of this--and these are all new reports on top of this 97 percent number that was established. Yet the conservative media and some of my colleagues in Congress seem to think it is just fine to ignore what these…
In January, the FBI will roll out a facial recognition service in four States.
I would appreciate it if your office would keep our office up to date on this.
I would just like to follow up on Senator Feinstein's point, just to ask you to also keep me in the loop on ICANN.
What protections will the FBI have in place to make sure that innocent people are not added into this database?
Thank you, Madam Chair and thank you, Madam Chair, for your leadership for holding this hearing on this very important issue.
This is the first year it was not reauthorized. Usually it is renewed every year, usually by unanimous consent.
Well this year, unfortunately, it was the first year that this has not been reauthorized.
I would underscore that myself and this is something that, I think, we need to get done.
It is actually essential, and as I say, usually it is renewed every year by unanimous consent, but this year.
I think that treatment is obviously, and you have mentioned treatment yourself a number of times, is one thing that we need to add to this.
Overlapping, conflicting and unclear tax policies can stifle economic development.
Dr. Majumdar is exactly the type of person this country needs leading our efforts to develop and deploy energy technologies to meet the challenges of climate change and national security.
When designed well, tax incentives can work to bring new businesses and jobs to low income communities, including to Indian Country.
This longer term vision can especially be seen in his discussion with stakeholders about how to build a market for ARPA-E technologies, to avoid the dreaded 'valley of death' between development and commercialization.
I rise today to strongly support Richard Cordray, the President's nominee to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Three years ago our economy was tumbling into the deepest recession since the Great Depression. In the…
I should note at the outset that Express Scripts has a very large presence in my State and employs over 1,000 Minnesotans in very good, well-paying jobs.
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