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Posted by Zach on June 29, 2010, at 5:26 am

Sen. Al Franken talks about judicial activism

Watch as Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) talks about the judicial activism of the Roberts Supreme Court: Judicial activism isn’t just confined to “liberal” judges, but I’m betting you won’t hear many conservatives lamenting about the judicial activism of the Roberts Supreme Court; after all, that’s the right kind of judicial [...]

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Posted by Zach 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 [...]

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

Al Franken has some nerve!

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Posted by Zach 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:

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Posted by Zach 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 [...]

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Posted by Zach 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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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Posted by Zach 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 [...]

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Posted by Zach 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:

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