Al Franken

I rise today to talk about the effort of the House last month to repeal the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules. Net neutrality is the very simple idea that all content and applications on the Internet should be…

I am going to be reintroducing a safe patient lifting standards bill this year.

today, I am reintroducing the Dairy Country Of Origin Labeling Act, or Dairy COOL, with Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand, Senator Sherrod Brown, and Senator Sanders. Our bill is very straightforward; it simply extends country of origin…

the Master Teacher Corps Program addresses the recommendations presented in the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology's 2010 K-12 STEM education report and tracks the priorities laid out more than 10 years ago in the…

I would also like to take a moment to congratulate the University of Minnesota-Duluth's men's hockey team for capturing their first ever NCAA Division I Championship. The UMD Bulldogs faced off against the Michigan Wolverines in St. Paul…

I ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to Ashley White of my staff for the duration of the consideration of the pending bill, S. 493. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Casey). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Thank you, Representative Clyburn, for joining us here in the Senate.

I find it appalling that States sometimes bill victims or force them to apply for insurance coverage before seeking reimbursement.

I have worked hard here in the Senate to make sure that DNA evidence is collected and tested in a timely way so that justice can be served for victims of crime.

I will add to the record an enthusiastic statement of support from his colleague, Senator Kerry.

I rise to talk about a matter that is very important to our country, to Minnesota, and to me, which is science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education or STEM education for short. As I have traveled around Minnesota, I have…

How does a corporation expend money without you having money to spend?

I am saying that if a corporation gives to a party that makes expenditures, the corporation is contributing to the third party that is making the expenditure.

Clearly the American public has a right to know who is paying for ads and who is attempting to influence elections.

I think there was a corporation that makes its money crushing puppies that was behind that.

I rise to talk about the disastrous consequences if my colleagues on the other side of the aisle continue to prioritize politics and posturing over what is best for Americans and our fragile economic recovery. We have 27 hours to convince…

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Franken pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 133 are located in today's Record under ``Submission of Concurrent and Senate Resolutions.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama is…

I rise to speak on my pay-for-war resolution, which I am submitting today. This resolution would change the way we pay for war spending, and it would change the way we deliberate about going to war. This is not a symbolic resolution. It…

ECPA gives citizens privacy protections with respect to law enforcement, but ECPA also says when an ISP can share our information with other businesses or the general public, and I am worried that these privacy protections are just far too…

It seems to me that it would make sense to have a Somali face on some of our counterterrorism efforts.

This has reportedly resulted in situations like that of a woman from Eagan, Minnesota--a southern suburb of the Twin Cities--who was pursued for years--a bill that she had already paid on time.

I take umbrage on behalf of the Somali community in the Twin Cities whom I represent.

As I am sure you know from your work in New York, there are thousands of untested rape kits in crime labs and police departments all around the country, and victims are suffering because of it.

the MLR ratio is, I think, one of the most potent tools in health reform that could, in the long-term, help stem skyrocketing premium increases.