Al Franken

Scientists project that by the end of the century the Western United States will face higher temperatures coupled with more intense droughts.

I am fully committed to responding appropriately to congressional oversight inquiries and to work cooperatively with committee Members and staff to provide accurate and timely responses.

The President and the Secretary have made reducing the financial pain at the pharmacy counter a major priority.

I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit With…

I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. The motion is supported by Senators Baldwin, Casey, Coons, and Blumenthal. There being no objection, the material was…

I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. The motion is supported by Senator Udall. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as…

Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, I rise this evening to speak in opposition to the Republican plan to dismantle our healthcare system. Their effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and gut Medicaid would put the health, as…

I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. The motion is supported by Senators Shaheen and Blumenthal. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed…

I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit With…

I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. The motion is supported by Senators Baldwin, Duckworth, Reed, Carper, Blumenthal, Brown, Warren, Stabenow, Booker, Udall…

I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. The motion is supported by Senators Cantwell and Klobuchar. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed…

I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask that it be printed in the Record. The motion is supported by Senator Blumenthal. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…

I rise to talk about the effort by Republicans in the majority to rip apart our healthcare system and jeopardize the protections for people with preexisting conditions and to throw millions of people off their health insurance. Now, it is…

there aren't many votes like this in a Senator's career so let's just lay this out. If you support the vote tomorrow, the following are some of the specific consequences that could follow and in many cases would follow. First, it is a vote…

I rise also in opposition to the nomination of John Kenneth Bush. Mr. Bush, who has been nominated to serve as a judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, has the dubious distinction of having anonymously written scores of blog posts…

Thank you, Mr. President. I thank my vice chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, and I thank the Presiding Officer, who chairs the committee. I am honored to serve under both of them. I rise to discuss the devastating effects the…

I think that's a problem.

It would be inappropriate for me to comment on this subject.

Would you agree that one benefit of our civil justice system is ensuring that other victims, including workers who have faced harassment, are made aware of widespread wrongdoing?

If you take up changes to the NLRB election rule, do you think the rule should go through the traditional rulemaking process?

Reducing the skills gap is a priority for this Administration and a goal we can all agree upon.

If recusal questions arise with regard to any particular matter, I will request the advice of the Board's ethics office.

I guess sometimes being liberal ain't so smart.

I will do my best to objectively decide the issues that come before the Board after considering the facts of each case.

I just wanted to point that out, that, evidently, members of the NLRB just--we don't need as much time for them as--what I'm saying is that unions should be able to vote sooner than 35 days.