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WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 935) to "prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requesting additional medical examinations of veterans who have submitted sufficient medical evidence provided by ... For more information about congressional legislation and services offered by Targeted News Service to track issues, key words or members of Congress who introduce or co-sponsor legislation, please contact editor@targetednews.com or call 703/304-1897.and more »

Al Franken, D-Minn., has introduced legislation (S. 920) to "allow the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in the State of Minnesota to lease or transfer certain land." The bill was introduced on May 9 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar ... For more information about congressional legislation and services offered by Targeted News Service to track issues, key words or members of Congress who introduce or co-sponsor legislation, please contact editor@targetednews.com or call 703/304-1897.

Richard Durbin (D-IL), Al Franken (D-MN), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Mark Begich (D-AK), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), are all smiles during a news conference on health care legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington in November 2009. On Wednesday, Reid and Harkin joined a handful of other senators to introduce legislation that would keep interest rates on Stafford student loans at 3.4 percent for two years while Congress looks at long-term options for addressing student debt.and more »

For Paulsen, the decision also represents the choice of a relatively safe seat in Congress over the gamble of taking on an incumbent senator with a high profile and a national fundraising base. Paulsen joins U.S. Rep. John Kline in bowing out of a challenge ...and more »

U.S. Sen. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) said in a statement Monday that he will not run for another office than the one he holds in 2014. With his Facebook posting, Paulsen takes him out of consideration as a Republican challenger to U.S. Sen. Al Franken or Gov. Mark Dayton, both DFL Party members up for re-election that year: ... After more than four years as a Minnesotan serving in Congress, I find the partisanship to be still deeply frustrating. But I see my job as trying to solve problems—not just decry them, much less ...and more »

Paulsen, whose district includes the western suburbs of Minneapolis, became the latest prominent Minnesota Republican to say he won't challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken or Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014. Paulsen said in a statement that he believes the House is where he can be most effective and best represent the people of his district and the state. He said he still considers Congress a "broken institution" and believes his own party shares some of the blame. He called the partisanship in Washington ...and more »

Paulsen, whose district includes the western suburbs of Minneapolis, became the latest prominent Minnesota Republican to say he won't challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken or Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014. Paulsen said in a statement that he believes the House is where he can be most effective and best represent the people of his district and the state. He said he still considers Congress a "broken institution" and believes his own party shares some of the blame. He called the partisanship in Washington ...and more »

Paulsen, whose district includes the western suburbs of Minneapolis, became the latest prominent Minnesota Republican to say he won't challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken or Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014. Paulsen said in a statement that he believes the House is where he can be most effective and best represent the people of his district and the state. He said he still considers Congress a "broken institution" and believes his own party shares some of the blame. He called the partisanship in Washington ...and more »

Paulsen, whose district includes the western suburbs of Minneapolis, became the latest prominent Minnesota Republican to say he won't challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken or Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014. Paulsen said in a statement that he believes the House is where he can be most effective and best represent the people of his district and the state. He said he still considers Congress a "broken institution" and believes his own party shares some of the blame. He called the partisanship in Washington ...and more »

Paulsen, whose district includes the western suburbs of Minneapolis, became the latest prominent Minnesota Republican to say he won't challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken or Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014. Paulsen said in a statement that he believes the House is where he can be most effective and best represent the people of his district and the state. He said he still considers Congress a "broken institution" and believes his own party shares some of the blame. He called the partisanship in Washington ...and more »

Paulsen, whose district includes the western suburbs of Minneapolis, became the latest prominent Minnesota Republican to say he won't challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken or Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014. Paulsen said in a statement that he believes the House is where he can be most effective and best represent the people of his district and the state. He said he still considers Congress a "broken institution" and believes his own party shares some of the blame. He called the partisanship in Washington ...and more »

Filed under: Campaign 2014, U.S. Senate Race. WASHINGTON - Three-term U.S. Rep.Erik Paulsen plans to stand for re-election in the 3rd Congressional District rather than challenge Democrats Al Franken for Senate or Mark Dayton for governor next year.and more »

Al Franken hopes to see bipartisan support for the new Farm Bill the Senate Agriculture Committee will be working on in the coming week. By: Linda Vanderwerf, Forum News Service. Al Franken. image. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. (Associated ... Franken acknowledged frustration with the atmosphere in Congress, where the Republican House and Democratic Senate often have trouble reaching agreement on major issues. “This is what I'm doing with my life, and I work very hard, so yeah, there's frustrations,” he said.and more »

WILLMAR — U.S. Sen. Al Franken hopes to see bipartisan support for the new Farm Bill the Senate Agriculture Committee will be working on in the coming week. The Minnesota Democrat wrote an energy section for the bill, which includes the Rural Energy for America Program. Franken was in Willmar on ... Franken acknowledged frustration with the atmosphere in Congress, where the Republican House and Democratic Senate often have trouble reaching agreement on major issues. “This is what I'm doing with my ...and more »