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Posted by Zach W on December 6, 2009, at 6:01 am

Feingold supports effort to enroll all members of Congress in public option

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold announced his support for an amendment by Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma to require all members of Congress be enrolled in the public health insurance option included in the health care bill currently being considered in the Senate. Sen. Feingold, a staunch supporter of a strong public health [...]

Posted by Zach W on December 4, 2009, at 5:45 am

Al Franken has some nerve!

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Posted by Zach W on October 25, 2009, at 5:31 am

Guess the number of medical bankruptcies in Germany

Listen and watch as Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) educates Diana Furchtgott-Roth of the Hudson Institute on the issue of health care-related bankruptcies during a Senate Judiciary sub-committee hearing on bankruptcies driven by catastrophic medical expenses:

Posted by Zach W on October 19, 2009, at 5:51 am

Jon Stewart destroys Senate Republicans

A little over a week ago, Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota proposed a legislative amendment that would stop funding defense contractors who deny sexual assault victims their day in court. At the time, 30 Senate Republicans voted against the amendment, including Sen. John Ensign of Nevada and Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana, both of [...]

Posted by Zach W on September 6, 2009, at 10:33 am

Franken talks health care

Now this is what an honest debate on health care reform is all about:

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I know I’ve talked a lot about the antics of the right when it comes to health [...]

Posted by PartiallyBlue on July 31, 2009, at 10:42 pm

‘Frankincensed’ with Pickens

Sen. Al Franken has long been a supporter of the military and its men. So it is no surprise that he took T. Boone Pickens to task for Boone’s financial support of the Swift Boat ads that besmirched Sen. John Kerry’s military record.

T. Boone was to present his ideas on wind energy to the Senate [...]

Posted by PartiallyBlue on July 30, 2009, at 6:39 am

Sen. Al Franken speaks… Well done, sir.

Sen. Franken found his senatorial voice in the Sotomayor hearing.

Posted by Zach W on July 21, 2009, at 5:05 am

Franken submits first legislation…

…and though it’s not anything groundbreaking, it’s certainly worthwhile. The bill submitted by Sen. Franken would allocate funds to buy and train service dogs for wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, as Sen. Franken explained in a recent editorial:

This January, I met Luis Carlos Montalvan and his service dog named Tuesday, a beautiful golden retriever, [...]

Posted by Zach W on July 19, 2009, at 12:41 pm

Sonia Sotomayor and Perry Mason

Perhaps the funniest moment from the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings, courtesy of Minnesota Senator Al Franken:

Posted by AL on July 7, 2009, at 6:09 pm

FINALLY !!

ANOTHER HARVARD GRAD JOINS THE SENATE !!