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Senator Al Franken
Democrat • Minnesota • 1st Term • Sworn In 2009
- 24 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 42 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
- 260 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 7 of 100) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
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DFL State Convention converges on Rochester
A dose of humor was also injected into the day thanks to U.S. Sen. Al Franken. "Four years ago, I stood on this stage here at the Mayo Civic Center to ask for your help. I promised you it wouldn't be easy, and I kept that promise." But as 12 noon ...
Bill Maher, Seth MacFarlane concede Obama’s inability to change Washington
They pointed to Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, who said it was hard to change a nation. MAHER: Let me ask you about politics, because I know you care a lot. I don’t think it’s any secret, you’re for Obama, but most progressives are to one ...
Senator Al Franken Tours Rapala USA in Minnetonka
Senator Al Franken toured Minnetonka-based Rapala USA Wednesday morning. Rapala is the number one fishing lure company in the U.S., said Rapala creative director Robert Bussey who led the tour. Bussey shared with Sen. Franken the history of the company .
Senate field hearing probes whether Accretive Health's bill collection practices violated patient privacy
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., who convened the hearing, questioned whether thousands of Minnesotans who trusted their health records to Minnesota's Fairview and North Memorial hospitals, suffered privacy breaches. The hearing follows an ...
President Obama visits Minneapolis
...Obama's speech takes pictures of the crowd Friday at Honeywell International in Golden Valley, Minn. Governor Mark Dayton and Senator Al Franken greet guests in the crowd Friday at Honeywell International while awaiting President Obama to speak. Obama a
Sen. Franken: Encrypt laptops with medical info
U.S. Sen. Al Franken said Wednesday he plans to pursue legislation or federal regulations requiring encryption of all laptops containing private medical information, after presiding over a hearing on aggressive debt collection practices in several Minnesot
Sen. Franken: Encrypt laptops with medical info
...PAUL, Minn. U.S. Sen. Al Franken said Wednesday he plans to pursue legislation or federal regulations requiring encryption of all laptops containing private medical information, after presiding over a hearing on aggressive debt collection practices in s
The Daily Digest
...today with the Executive Council to consider the MN DOR's request to approve 77 non-ferrous metallic minerals leases. Sen. Al Franken held a hearing in St. Paul to examine whether aggressive debt collection practices at Fairview Health Systems broke fed
The Daily Digest
...today with the Executive Council to consider the MN DOR's request to approve 77 non-ferrous metallic minerals leases. Sen. Al Franken held a hearing in St. Paul to examine whether aggressive debt collection practices at Fairview Health Systems broke fed
Franken Hearing on Corporate Health Care Practices in Minnesota
...its alleged debt collection practices, Wednesday morning's special hearing at the Minnesota State Capitol called by Sen. Al Franken proved otherwise. Here's more on the rather offensive issues with Accretive Health. And, we'll see if Rahm Emanuel goes a
Senate Field Hearing Probes Whether Accretive Health's Bill Collection Practices Violated Patient Privacy
...Al Franken, D-Minn., who convened the hearing, questioned whether thousands of Minnesotans who trusted their health records to Minnesota's Fairview and North Memorial hospitals, suffered privacy breaches. The hearing follows an investigation by Minnesot
Franken grills Accretive, Fairview officials
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., convened the Wednesday, May 30, hearing and said a key moment came when a top Accretive Health official failed to explain why a company employee had so much patient data on his laptop computer when it was stolen last ...
Finally: Gay Bullying Gets Recognized as a Civil Rights Issue
Obama also endorsed the Student Non-Discrimination Act, a bill introduced by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., to make homosexuality a federally protected class. "It gives them sort of the same civil rights as racial minorities got from the '64 Civil ...
Sen. Franken: Encrypt Laptops with Medical Info
U.S. Sen. Al Franken said Wednesday he plans to pursue legislation or federal regulations requiring encryption of all laptops containing private medical information, after presiding over a hearing on aggressive debt collection practices in ...
Franken wants laptops with medical info encrypted
ST. PAUL — U.S. Sen. Al Franken says he plans to pursue legislation requiring encryption of all laptops containing private medical information, after holding a hearing Wednesday on aggressive debt collection practices in Minnesota hospitals.
The Daily Digest (Dayton pledges Sartell support, Bills starts speaking specifics, POTUS honors Dylan)
The feds approved mineral exploration permits near Ely. DFL Sen. Al Franken will hold a hearing today on Fairview Health System's aggressive bill collections. The U.S. has expelled Syria's diplomats after a massacre of 100 villagers in that country.
Accretive exec apologizes if its tactics were offensive
...Greg Kazarian, a senior vice president of the Chicago consulting firm, came at a field hearing in St. Paul conducted by U.S. Sen. Al Franken, a member of the Senate Health Committee, to investigate allegations of abusive payment collection tactics by Fa
Accretive exec apologizes if its tactics were offensive
...Greg Kazarian, a senior vice president of the Chicago consulting firm, came at a field hearing in St. Paul conducted by U.S. Sen. Al Franken, a member of the Senate Health Committee, to investigate allegations of abusive payment collection tactics by Fa
Franken wants laptops with medical info encrypted
...PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Al Franken says he plans to pursue legislation requiring encryption of all laptops containing private medical information, after holding a hearing Wednesday on aggressive debt collection practices in Minnesota hospitals. T
At Franken's hearing, patient tells grim debt collection story
...hearing in St. Paul Wednesday about being hit up for payment while writhing in pain on an emergency room gurney. U.S. Sen. Al Franken called the hearing to examine whether the aggressive debt collection practices at Fairview Health Systems broke federal
Franken says Accretive failed to explain employee's access to patient health data
...to so much patient data when his laptop computer was stolen last year in Minneapolis. That was a key take-home message for Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., at the conclusion of a U.S. Senate field hearing at the state Capitol on Wednesday, May 30. The theft of
Editorial: Patients lose when care isn't top goal
...is why it is so important to intensely scrutinize what went wrong at Fairview and what the lessons are for other hospitals. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota continued this much-needed postmortem at a U.S. Senate field hearing on Wednesday in St. Paul. Among
Franken Wants Laptops With Medical Info Encrypted
...PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Al Franken says he plans to pursue legislation requiring encryption of all laptops containing private medical information, after holding a hearing Wednesday on aggressive debt collection practices in Minnesota hospitals. T
Former U.S. Sen. Dean Barkley files for Minnesota Supreme Court seat
...sworn in. Barkley then ran for the U.S. Senate in 2008 as an Independence Party candidate, but came in third behind U.S. Sen. Al Franken and Coleman. Supreme Court justices are usually appointed by the governor when there is a retirement or resignation,
Hospital Debt-Collection Practices To Be Examined At Wednesday Hearing
...Al Franken, D- Minn., convened the hearing to find out whether aggressive efforts to collect debt from patients in hospitals broke any federal laws. (St. Paul) Pioneer Press: Franken Hearing Wednesday To Focus On Fairview Collection Tactics One of the w
Courthouse Security Bill Moving Through U.S. Senate
(ABC 6 News) -- The goal is to increase safety in America's courthouses. And a plan pushed by Senator Al Franken has passed one more committee hurdle in the US Senate. It was a bill prompted by a high profile shooting in Minnesota. A gunman ...
Courthouse Security Bill Moving Through U.S. Senate
(ABC 6 News) -- The goal is to increase safety in America's courthouses. And a plan pushed by Senator Al Franken has passed one more committee hurdle in the US Senate. It was a bill prompted by a high profile shooting in Minnesota. A gunman ...
Lineup set for Senate hearing on Accretive's debt collection practices
U.S. Sen. Al Franken has set the lineup for a Senate Health Committee hearing that will explore federal patient privacy and debt collection laws in the wake of allegations that Accretive Health Inc. used high-pressure -- and possibly illegal ...
Jewish groups, Senate Dems talk Iran and budget
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) thanked those who attended, and in a sly reference to the heavy Jewish representation in the Democratic caucus -- 13 of 53 members -- he added, “I’d especially like to thank my gentile colleagues for being here.”
Our view: D.C. delegation scores for Minnesota soldiers
...Klobuchar and others, including others who represent Northeastern Minnesota’s interests in Washington, D.C., namely U.S. Sen. Al Franken, Klobuchar introduced legislation to guarantee “that all of the reserve-component troops originally eligible for
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