Floor and Hearing Statements
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Sen. Franken's Floor Speech on Sequestration
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Sen. Franken Highlights Detroit Lakes Department Store in Speech Pressing for Legislation to Protect Minnesota's Retailers
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Sen. Franken's Floor Statement on Addressing Climate Change
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Sen. Franken's Floor Speech on the Marketplace Fairness Act
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Sen. Franken's Floor Statement on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
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Sen. Franken's Floor Statement on Medicare
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Sen. Franken Floor Statement on Tax and Economic Policy
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Sen. Franken's Floor Statement on Arbitration Fairness for Students
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Sen. Franken's Floor Speech on the Veterans Jobs Corps Act
Click here to watch Sen. Franken speak in favor of legislation to establish a Veterans Jobs Corps to increase opportunities for veterans in Minnesota and across the country.
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Sen. Franken's Floor Statement on Extending National Diabetes Prevention Program
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Sen. Franken's Floor Statement on Privacy and Civil Liberties in the Cybersecurity Act of 2012
M. PRESIDENT, I rise today to talk about our nation's defenses against cyberattacks-and how our nation needs to respond to those threats.
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Sen. Franken's Floor Statement on Extending Middle Class Tax Cuts
M. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support our economic recovery, endorse fiscal responsibility, and bolster the middle class by voting to extend tax cuts on income up to $250,000.
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Sen. Franken Statement on the Violence Against Women Act
M. President, when my wife Franni and I decided that I should run for the Senate, we were greatly influenced by the example set by Sen. Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila.
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Sen. Franken's Floor Statement Defending Post Offices in Minnesota
I rise today to talk about the importance of the Postal Service to Minnesota and to urge my colleagues to make thoughtful changes to strengthen S. 1789.
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Sen. Franken's Statement in the Judiciary Committee Hearing on NDAA
I support Sen. Feinstein's bill and agree our priority should be in making sure that American citizens are not arrested by the military in the U.S., I think it is a mistake for the military to be authorized to detain anyone here in the U.S.-regardless of whether they are a citizen or not.
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Sen. Franken's Floor Statement Against the Blunt Amendment
I'd like to talk for a minute about religious freedom. Our country was founded on the belief that all Americans should have the right to practice their religious beliefs, as long as their faith does not infringe on the rights of another person.
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SEn. Franken's Floor Statement on Extending the Production Tax Credit
I rise today to urge my colleagues in the Senate to support an extension of the renewable energy production tax credit.
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Statement on the Introduction of the Local Courthouse Safety Act
Today I am introducing the bipartisan Local Courthouse Safety Act.
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Statement on the Anniversary of Citizens United
I rise today to talk about one of the worst Supreme Court decisions in the history of the court. Two years ago, the Supreme Court handed down the landmark decision, Citizens United, and with it, they gave corporations a blank check to utterly destroy our political system.
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Statement On The Nomination Of Richard Cordray To Lead The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
I rise today to strongly support Richard Cordray, the President's nominee to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.