Tag: Al Franken

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…

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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…

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

…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…

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

ANOTHER HARVARD GRAD JOINS THE SENATE !!

Senator-elect Al Franken has finally made it to Washington, DC, where he was sworn in today as Minnesota’s junior U.S. Senator by Vice President Joe Biden. Franken, known for his stand up comedy and acerbic wit, has taken a very serious approach to his new role as a U.S. Senator:…

The AP is reporting the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled 5-0 that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race. The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, who conceded the race to Franken earlier this afternoon. Coleman’s concession clears the…

Pawlenty of excuses not to do so.