Posted on February 25th, 2010 by Scott Nance
Democrats in both the House and Senate introduced legislation Wednesday designed to protect the earnings and retirement savings of workers and retirees when businesses collapse.
The Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act would make several changes to Chapter 11 bankruptcy law, putting workers interests near the top when companies file for bankruptcy, according to [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Economy, House of Reps, Jobs, Recession, Senate
Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Pamela Leavey
Four more Democratic Senators signed on to the push for a vote for the public option today, including Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. The following is an email sent out today via BoldProgressives.org:
Senator John Kerry did Massachusetts proud today.
The DC pundits are telling Democrats to cave to Republicans and big corporations in the name of “bipartisanship.”
But [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Scott Nance
Eight Senate Democrats are looking not only to finally approve comprehensive healthcare reform, they want to enact a federally run public option under a controversial procedure known as reconciliation.
The lawmakers — Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Al Franken (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Pat Leahy (D-Vt.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), and Sheldon [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Healthcare, In The News, Massachusetts, N.Y. Times, President Barack Obama, Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Senate
Posted on February 6th, 2010 by Scott Nance
Two decades ago, he played a funny character named Stuart Smalley on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Today, he’s a U.S. senator and Al Franken sees nothing to laugh about his former employer’s plan to merge with Comcast.
The Senate Judiciary Committee this week began looking into the announced plan of cable titan Comcast’s plan to merge with [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on September 4th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
This is a must match if you haven’t seen it:
Tags: Al Franken, Party Activists, Tea Party, YouTube
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on August 1st, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
Good for Senator Al Franken for taking on T Boone Pickens when no one else at the Democratic Policy lunch would:
Five years after he put his money behind the Swift Boat ads that helped tank John Kerry’s presidential campaign, Senate Democrats gave T. Boone Pickens a warm welcome at their weekly policy lunch Thursday.
Or at least [...]
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Filed under: Big Oil, Democrats, John Kerry, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Senate
Posted on July 14th, 2009 by Stuart O'Neill
Sotomayor Hearing:Day One
(Most quotes from reporters live micro-blogging the hearing.)
jaketapper (ABC): I found this pro-Sotomayor essay in the WP by her Princeton professor interesting >> http://bit.ly/as1Cn
[This a far more inclusive look at the foundations of Judge Sotomayor than I have seen elsewhere. To understand who she is today you must understand her past and path. [...]
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Filed under: Stuart O'Neill, Supreme Court, Women's Issues
Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that Al Franken should be certified the winner of the long-running Senate race between Franken and Coleman.
Norm Coleman has finally conceded. It’s about freakin time!
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Tags: Al Franken, Http Www Youtube, Minnesota Supreme Court, Norm Coleman, Running, Senate Fight, Senate Race, Supreme Court Ruled Today, Supreme Court Rules
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
Go home Norm:
Three judges soundly rejected Norm Coleman’s attempt to reverse Al Franken’s lead in the U.S. Senate election late Monday, sweeping away the Republican’s claims in a blunt ruling Coleman promised to appeal.
Give it up Norm. The court has declared Al Franken the winner. It’s time to put the state before your own ego, [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Democrats, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Republicans, Senate
Posted on April 7th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
Note to Norm Coleman… Give it up:
Democrat Al Franken yesterday increased his small lead over Republican Norm Coleman in the protracted dispute over the race for a U.S. Senate seat representing Minnesota, but it remains unclear when the five-month legal battle will end.
It’s time for Norm to concede. In fact it’s way overdue.
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Filed under: Democrats, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Republicans, Senate, State Politics
