Senator Al Franken News

  • Congressional Dems blame Rahm (9 Feb 2010 12:12)

    ... both chambers is that Emanuels lack of Senate experience slowed President Barack Obamas top domestic ... lack of a clear plan. While Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) ripped chief political strategist David Axelrod, ... shooter with me," said a Democratic centrist senator who was closely involved in the healthcare ...

  • Tuesday Ten: Is Congress Convalescent? (9 Feb 2010 05:19)

    ... Voice drew laughs by claiming Scott Browns Senate victory gave the GOP a 41-59 majority. ... the past there was informal agreement among senators to limit use of the filibuster to ... of the unusual circumstances of his election. Al Franken of Minnesota is quickly developing a reputation ...

  • Political Notebook: Pawlenty, DFL leaders sparring over unallotment (8 Feb 2010 16:58)

    ... the DFL leaders of the House and Senate finance committee are scheduled to hold a ... to help small businesses Minnesota's two Democratic senators, Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar, joined 16 fellow Democrats ...

  • After the defeat in Massachusetts, Democrats lurch to the right (8 Feb 2010 07:14)

    ... since the special election to the US Senate in Massachusetts have seen a deepening political ... brief period from June 2009, when Democrat Al Franken was certified the winner of the Senate seat in Minnesota, to last month. Since the defeat in ...

  • Why You Should Learn From Fox News (8 Feb 2010 06:18)

    ... playoff gamea mere two rows away from Minnesota Democratic Senator and fellow Blake High School alum Al ... care about here are those measured by Nielsen or Wall Street. And on both fronts, ...

  • Democratic Senators led by Al Franken slam Obama lack of healthcare reform leadership (5 Feb 2010 22:45)

    ... the President’s chief advisor, David Axelrod and Senate Democrats in a closed meeting this week. ... the force of the caucus’s resentment, principally Al Franken of SNL. Word on the Hill is ... sources said Franken was the most outspoken senator in the meeting, which followed President Barack ...

  • Minnesota Pro-Life Group Upset Al Franken Speaking at NARAL Pro-Roe Event (3 Feb 2010 22:13)

    ... is upset that one of its U.S. senators, Al Franken, is speaking today at a NARAL event ... in $81,500 from pro-abortion groups during his Senate campaign, making him the candidate to receive ...

  • Franken Spars With Roberts, Zucker At Comcast/NBCU Senate Hearing (5 Feb 2010 00:29)

    ... Franken Spars With Roberts, Zucker At Comcast/NBCU Senate Hearing Proposed deal faces grilling in Senate ... off, by passionate bordering on belligerent Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), a former writer and performer who ... on the Senate panel, including the other senator from Minnesota, Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Subcommittee ...

  • Zucker, Roberts Grilled By Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Over Merger (5 Feb 2010 00:57)

    ... Zucker, Roberts Grilled By Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Over Merger If the grilling ... off, by passionate bordering on belligerant Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), a former writer and performer who ... on the Senate panel, including the other senator from Minnesota, Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Subcommittee ...

  • Sen. Franken to Comcast, NBC execs: merger no laughing matter (5 Feb 2010 17:00)

    ... did get plenty of questions. At the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl ... Saturday Night Live cast member and now Senator Al Franken (D-MN) in his opening remarks. "I really ...

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  • NY Senator challenged by comedian, a former addict (6 Feb 2010 18:15)

    ... NY Senator challenged by comedian, a former addict ALBANY, ... in the Senate: ''Saturday Night Live'' alumnus Al Franken, a Democrat, is the junior senator from ... to comment, is currently third in the Senate power hierarchy and could be the next ...

  • NY Senator challenged by comedian (6 Feb 2010 20:17)

    ... in the Senate: "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Al Franken, a Democrat, is the junior senator from Minnesota. "He just believes in his ... to comment, is currently third in the Senate power hierarchy and could be the next ...

  • Senate Likely to Move (Uncharacteristically) Quickly to Seat Brown (4 Feb 2010 13:57)

    ... seating in a bad way against the Al Franken seating, stating that Minnesota was denied a representative for months (by ... election and chose to deny Minnesota a senate vote while he contested the election. When ...

  • Democrats find 60-vote majority in Senate gone in a flash (5 Feb 2010 11:36)

    ... how the Democrats 60-vote majority in the Senate came to an end. No election night ... gone. Sixty has become the number of senators needed to do business. It was not ... summer, Minnesota finished counting ballots and comedian Al Franken became No. 60. In some ways, 60 ...

  • Senators Klobuchar, Franken seek help for small businesses (5 Feb 2010 17:52)

    ... This week, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) joined 16 of their colleagues to ... recover until our small businesses recover, said Sen. Klobuchar. Small businesses are the engines that ... unable to manage their balance sheets. Joining Senators Klobuchar and Franken in sending the letter ...

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