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 »