On Veterans Day in 1985, President Reagan spoke of those who laid down their lives for our country.  “Most of them were boys when they died,” he said, “and they gave up two lives – the one they were living and the one they would have lived.”

I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote against a motion to proceed to Senator Hutchison's joint resolution of disapproval, which would repeal the FCC's net neutrality rules. As many of you know, I have repeatedly said that net neutrality is the free speech issue of our time.

This week, the free and open Internet millions of Americans have come to depend on is under attack.

When Scott County partnered with Honeywell to upgrade insulation, lighting, windows and energy-management systems in six government buildings, everybody won.

If we want a stronger economy tomorrow we need to give our kids a good education today. That was the idea behind No Child Left Behind: to ensure that every American child can graduate from high school prepared for the jobs of the 21st century.

Minneapolis was the site of the very first American Legion Convention in 1919, and it was here that you adopted your Constitution and Preamble. We're very proud of that history, and proud to welcome you once again to Minnesota!

As a Minnesota Senator, I am a fervent supporter of the U.S. sugar program including the American Crystal Sugar Co-op here in the Red River Valley.

It was the incompetence and corruption by S&P and its peers, Fitch and Moody's, that played a pivotal role in our financial meltdown that cost Americans $3.4 trillion in retirement savings and triggered the Great Recession.

This is the state that sent Hubert Humphrey, the middle-class son of a pharmacist, to the U.S. Senate, where he cheerfully waged—and usually won—great battles in the name of the young and the old, the poor and the vulnerable, the oppressed and the disenfranchised.

During these tough financial times everybody needs to honestly sit down at the table andwork together to address the economic and budgetary problems facing this nation.

It’s graduation season, and across Minnesota, students are taking big steps forward.  Amidst all the congratulations and well wishes, they’re hearing a lot of advice on how to succeed in the world.

I would like to talk about a Minnesota icon. Minnesotans and baseball fans across the country are celebrating the life of Harmon Killebrew. We've lost the great slugger.

"This school has come a long way from the days when it was called 'Moo U.'"

Sen. Franken's Speech to the Humphrey Center at the University of Minnesota.

Over the last nine years, we've spent well over one trillion dollars on Iraq and Afghanistan, and we've had to borrow nearly every penny of it.

On Monday, March 14, Sen. Franken Spoke about the importance of net neutrality at this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas.

Sen. Franken on his Renewable Energy Listening Tour.

"When I visit farms and rural communities across Minnesota, I'm reminded how our producers, businesses, and residents approach problems with a lot of hard work and even more common sense."

It's easy to agree that we should cut government spending.  It's harder to agree on what government spending we should cut. 

It's no wonder that Democrats and Republicans alike supported the Small Business Jobs Act that passed last year.