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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) holds a news conference on Super PACs. with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Al Franken (D-MN) on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Schumer commented on the amount of... View Photo »
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, left, accompanied by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, to discuss the disclosure of super PAC donors to the Republican presidential candidates. View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (L) holds a news conference with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (C) and Sen. Al Franken at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary... View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) participates in a news conference after helping move a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act out of the Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate... View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (2nd R) speaks during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sen. Al Franken... View Photo »
Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , center, accompanied by committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , right, and fellow committee member, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,... View Photo »
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , center, accompanied by committee members, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, to discuss committee action on legislation to repeal the... View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) (C) talks to aides as he comes out from the weekly policy luncheon October 4, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans' attempt to bring President Obama's Jobs Bill to the... View Photo »
Senate Immigration, Refugees and Border Security subcommittee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, during the subcommittees hearing on "Americas Agricultural Labor Crisis: Enacting a Practical Solution.... View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 21: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (L) and Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) listen to testimony from Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer... View Photo »
President Barack Obama walks with, from left, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D- Minn. , Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, third from right, and others, upon his arrival at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in St. Paul, Minn. , Monday,... View Photo »
President Barack Obama walks with, from left, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D- Minn. , Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , and others upon his arrival at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, in St. Paul, Minn. View Photo »
US Independent Senator from Connecticut Joe Lieberman (R) gets out of an elevator with Democratic Senator from Minnesota Al Franken before meetings at the Capitol in Washington,DC on August 1, 2011. The fate of a massive US austerity plan headed into... View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 06: Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)(R), speaks about wasteful tax breaks, while flanked by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)(L), Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and others, during a news conference July 6, 2011 in Washington, DC. Stabenow... View Photo »
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: U.S. U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) makes his way to the Senate floor to vote on a bill regarding fees that merchants pay banks each time a shopper swipes a debit card June 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. The legislation caps debit... View Photo »
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, takes questions from first graders as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , listens during a visit to Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Minneapolis. Duncan also participated in a... View Photo »
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, enjoys a laugh as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , reads to first graders during a visit to Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Minneapolis. Duncan also participated in a... View Photo »
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visits with students during a visit to Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Minneapolis. Duncan also participated in a roundtable discussion with Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , and... View Photo »
Senator Al Franken, D-MN, gestures as he questions a witness during a Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee, hearing on the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, on May 11, 2011 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building... View Photo »
(L-R) Subcommittee Chairman Al Franken (D-MN) looks at his mobile phone as he and Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) arrive for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy"... View Photo »
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, writer and liberal political commentator. He first became famous as a writer and a performer for the television show Saturday Night Live, then moved into writing (and appearing in) several films. He then became a political commentator, writer of numerous best-selling... Full Article
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, left, accompanied by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, to discuss the disclosure of super PAC donors to the Republican presidential candidates.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) participates in a news conference after helping move a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act out of the Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (2nd R) speaks during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Senate Majority Whip...
View Photo »Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , center, accompanied by committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , right, and fellow committee member, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011,...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) (C) talks to aides as he comes out from the weekly policy luncheon October 4, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans' attempt to bring President Obama's Jobs Bill to the Senate floor has been rejected by...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 06: Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)(R), speaks about wasteful tax breaks, while flanked by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)(L), Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and others, during a news conference July 6, 2011 in Washington, DC. Stabenow talked about a Senate Resolution...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: U.S. U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) makes his way to the Senate floor to vote on a bill regarding fees that merchants pay banks each time a shopper swipes a debit card June 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. The legislation caps debit card swipe fees to 12 cents per...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (L) holds a news conference with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (C) and Sen. Al Franken at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines...
View Photo »Senator Al Franken, D-MN, gestures as he questions a witness during a Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee, hearing on the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, on May 11, 2011 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
View Photo »(L-R) Subcommittee Chairman Al Franken (D-MN) looks at his mobile phone as he and Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) arrive for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy" on Capitol Hill in Washington...
View Photo »Subcommittee Chairman Al Franken (D-MN) listens to testimony before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy" on Capitol Hill in Washington May 10, 2011.
View Photo »Subcommittee Chairman Al Franken (D-MN) (L-R) and Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) greet Apple Vice President of Software Technology Guy "Bud" Tribble before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy"...
View Photo »Senate Privacy, Technology and the Law subcommittee Chairman Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , center, talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, prior to the start of the subcommittee's hearing on "Protecting...
View Photo »Senate Privacy, Technology and the Law subcommittee Chairman Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , left, huddles with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, during the subcommittee's hearing on "Protecting Mobile Privacy:...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 04: Rep. Al Franken (D-MN) (C) addresses a news conference with members of the National Association of Counties at the U.S. Captiol May 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. Rockefeller and other Senate Democrats denounced the House Republican plan to block grant and reduce...
View Photo »Senate Immigration, Refugees and Border Security subcommittee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, during the subcommittees hearing on "Americas Agricultural Labor Crisis: Enacting a Practical Solution."
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 21: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (L) and Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) listen to testimony from Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee on Capitol Hill...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 29: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee member U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) questions witnesses during a hearing about the recent events at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi reactor complex March 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. The reactor...
View Photo »US Democrat Senator Al Franken of Minnesota questions witnesses testifying before the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the recent events at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi reactor complex because of the earthquake and tsunami that occurred on March...
View Photo »Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee members Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo. , right, and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , left, talk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2011, during the committee's hearing on Japan's nuclear disaster.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) participates in a rally in support of Social Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. Frankenl other Democratic senators, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), said...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: (L-R) Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) hold a rally in support of Social Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill...
View Photo »President Barack Obama walks with, from left, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D- Minn. , Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, third from right, and others, upon his arrival at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in St. Paul, Minn. , Monday, Aug. 15, 2011,prior to the start...
View Photo »President Barack Obama walks with, from left, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D- Minn. , Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , and others upon his arrival at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, in St. Paul, Minn.
View Photo »US Independent Senator from Connecticut Joe Lieberman (R) gets out of an elevator with Democratic Senator from Minnesota Al Franken before meetings at the Capitol in Washington,DC on August 1, 2011. The fate of a massive US austerity plan headed into the hands of Congress, where leaders...
View Photo »Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, left, accompanied by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, to discuss the disclosure of super PAC donors to the Republican presidential candidates.
View Photo »I understand the need to provide usage and diagnostic information to carriers. I also understand that carriers can modify Carrier IQ's software ... But it appears that Carrier IQ's software captures a broad swath of extremely sensitive information from users that would appear to have nothing to do with ...
I don't have any great expectations that we will suddenly fix Medicare and Social Security and the budget
For me, this is an important jobs issue
I got him a gift and we became friends
We did Secret Santa when I was in grade school
I take this oath very seriously
Nate lives independently, he works, he pays taxes and that was all made possible by the help of Medicaid funds. It's exactly the kind of thing we want to do with our Medicaid dollars
