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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 feel very strongly about that. I feel that the victims are the children and the women who are adult children who are the result of this exploitation, and that the adult males who frequent prostitutes are the ones who should be in prison.
Well, I just want to say that Paul Wellstone was a leader on this issue, and this is something that Minnesota has had its eye on and has been addressing.
So if it has never happened, it does not seem like that aspect of it is a major problem, the 'shall' versus 'may.'
Well, as someone who has written and been sued here and won, this is of interest to me, and so I did not have an opening statement prepared, but I look forward to the testimony.
There is no question about that. People in my industry--or my former industry--they know that.
The real answer is: Do not let the market power be created if you cannot really enforce and police the commitments.
I am a United States Senator representing the people of Minnesota, people who buy cable, whose cable bills have gone up at three times the rate of inflation since 1995.
If a cable company wants to carry 'Saturday Night Live,' and they cannot, they are not--no one is going to use that cable company.
Given that it is really hard to trust you guys, from my point of view, and given that resolving these matters is so one-sided in favor of the big guy.
I am worried that this merger could set off another round of media consolidation.
I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the nomination of Patricia Smith to be Solicitor of Labor. Ms. Smith is a well qualified, might I say exemplary, nominee and I enthusiastically support her confirmation. Most recently, Ms…
The NLRB plays a vital role in ensuring worker protections, and Mr. Becker will be a valued addition to the board.
I think that these loan guaranty programs I think are a critical element, but at this point are very much under-funded.
One of the schools that I am talking about that needs to be replaced at Leech Lake has like waterfalls in it because of the plumbing doesn't work.
When you are having 50 percent nationwide unemployment in Indian Country, you almost don't know where to start.
There just seems to be a lack of transparency in the Bureau of Indian Affairs on that.
Today I want to talk about jobs. Lately it seems that everyone says they want to talk about jobs and that we will get around to tackling jobs next week or the week after. I would like to kick off the discussion today, right now, and follow…
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