http://franken.senate.gov News & other important information from Senator Al Franken. en-us Copyright 2013 Al Franken Tue, 21 May 2013 03:53:55 EST Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved his two bipartisan amendments to protect children whose parents have been caught up in immigration actions or who lack a parent or guardian. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2414 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:42:00 EST 2414 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken today announced the formation of an advisory committee to assist them in recommending Minnesota's next U.S. Attorney to the President. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2412 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:02:00 EST 2412 Click here to read Sens. Franken (D-Minn) and Wicker's (R-Miss.) op-ed on their work to reform the credit rating industry and prevent another economic collapse like the one in 2008. http://franken.senate.gov?p=news&id=2411 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:36:00 EST 2411 Click here to watch Sen. Franken's interview with Northland's Newscenter about his work to reform the credit rating industry and prevent another economic collapse like the one in 2008. http://franken.senate.gov?p=news&id=2410 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:18:00 EST 2410 Sen. Al Franken made the following statement in response to the overnight spike in gas prices in Minnesota as a result of the temporary closure of two oil refineries in the Midwest. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2409 Thu, 16 May 2013 17:39:00 EST 2409 Sen. Al Franken passed two amendments to help small businesses during the Judiciary Committee's hearing to debate and amend the immigration reform bill that will likely soon come before the full Senate. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2408 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:25:00 EST 2408 Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) announced the introduction of the Quicker Benefits Delivery Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at tackling the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit-claims backlog. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2407 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10:00 EST 2407 The Star Tribune covered a special roundtable discussion held by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the credit rating industry, during which Sen. Al Franken made the case that the industry needs to be cleaned up in order to protect Minnesotans against the effects of future financial meltdowns, like the 2008 collapse. http://franken.senate.gov?p=news&id=2406 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:51:00 EST 2406 The U.S. Senate passed an amendment Sen. Al Franken cosponsored to bolster the economy on Minnesota's Iron Range. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2405 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:05:00 EST 2405 U.S. Sen. Al Franken said Minnesota waterways and shipping infrastructure will get much-needed upgrades under the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act, which passed the Senate today. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2404 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:00 EST 2404 Sen. Al Franken introduced the energy legislation to be included in the 2013 Farm Bill, which includes several provisions expected to create jobs throughout Minnesota and the country. Click here to read more. http://franken.senate.gov?p=blog&id=2398 Tue, 14 May 2013 09:30:00 EST 2398 Sen. Al Franken, a long-time supporter of marriage equality, issued the following statement as Gov. Mark Dayton signed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2402 Tue, 14 May 2013 09:30:00 EST 2402 Today, during a special roundtable discussion held by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the credit rating industry, U.S. Sen. Al Franken made the case that the industry needs to be cleaned up in order to protect Minnesotans against the effects of future financial meltdowns, like the 2008 collapse. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2403 Tue, 14 May 2013 09:30:00 EST 2403 http://franken.senate.gov?p=news&id=2413 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:15:00 EST 2413 The Rochester Post-Bulletin covered Sen. Franken's visit with military families at the fourth annual Military Sisterhood meeting of the Southeast Minnesota Beyond the Yellow Ribbon chapter, a community support organization whose mission is to serve military families. http://franken.senate.gov?p=news&id=2401 Fri, 10 May 2013 17:15:00 EST 2401 Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken and Representative Collin Peterson today announced that Mahnomen Area Assisted Living Center, Inc. has received a $2,080,000 million loan to help fund the construction of a new assisted living center. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Program. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2400 Fri, 10 May 2013 12:32:00 EST 2400 Sen. Al Franken announced today that, as a result of the 2010 health reform law, 16 community health centers across Minnesota will be eligible to apply for more than $1.6 million to support efforts to enroll uninsured Minnesotans in health coverage. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2399 Fri, 10 May 2013 12:30:00 EST 2399 Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken announced that an amendment to fight the spread of Asian carp that threaten Minnesota's economy passed the Senate by a unanimous vote. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2397 Thu, 09 May 2013 09:08:00 EST 2397 Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) pressed for legislation to help ensure that the federal government is doing everything it can to bring affordable high-speed Internet access to communities and businesses in Minnesota-especially in rural areas-and across the country. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2396 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:25:00 EST 2396 Sen. Al Franken said that a key Senate energy panel today approved a bipartisan measure to support efforts like his 'Back to Work Minnesota' initiative to create jobs by retrofitting buildings to make them more energy efficient. http://franken.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2395 Wed, 08 May 2013 15:33:00 EST 2395