Al Franken on Abortion

Al Franken on Budget & Economy

• Opposed $700B rescue package; it only helps Wall Street. (Oct 2008)
• Fully fund the Veterans Administration budget. (May 2008)

Al Franken on Civil Rights

• Apologizes for stigmatizing hermaphrodites & conjoined twins. (Jun 2008)

Al Franken on Corporations

• Level the playing field for middle class against industry. (Aug 2008)

Al Franken on Crime

• Ridicules imprisoning drug abusers & maximum sentences. (Apr 2004)

Al Franken on Drugs

• Drug abuse isn’t immoral; hypocrisy about it is. (Apr 2004)

Al Franken on Education

• $5,000 tax credit to help people pay for college. (Oct 2008)
• No Child Left Behind law must be dramatically reformed. (May 2008)
• Ideas for educational reforms that measure performance. (May 2008)
• Fight to end unfunded mandates on education. (May 2008)
• Invest in early childhood education. (May 2008)
• Restore Pell Grants. (May 2008)
• Forgive loans for pledge to teach in under-served areas. (Mar 2008)
• Improve low-performing schools instead of punishing them. (Mar 2008)
• Fully fund our public schools. (Mar 2008)

Al Franken on Energy & Oil

• Tax credits for wind-power, not for oil companies. (Oct 2008)
• Supports cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases. (Sep 2008)
• US failed to lead by refusing to sign onto the Kyoto accords. (Sep 2008)
• US failed to lead by refusing to sign onto the Kyoto accords. (Sep 2008)
• Investing in renewable energy is win-win-win-win-win. (Mar 2008)
• Apollo project for renewable energy development. (Mar 2008)

Al Franken on Environment

Al Franken on Families & Children

Al Franken on Foreign Policy

• A great nation meets its obligations; pay up our UN dues. (Sep 2008)
• There is a difference between leading the world & ruling it. (Sep 2008)
• Foreign Development Assistance is right thing & smart thing. (Sep 2008)
• Foreign Development Assistance is right thing & smart thing. (Sep 2008)
• Prohibit torture & interrogation banned by Geneva Convention. (Sep 2008)
• Prohibit torture & interrogation banned by Geneva Convention. (Sep 2008)
• Supports International Criminal Court. (Sep 2008)
• Supports International Criminal Court. (Sep 2008)
• Convene a regional conference in the Middle East. (May 2008)
• US intervention in Iran has made it worse. (Sep 2006)

Al Franken on Free Trade

• I’m a fair trader; enforce labor, safety, & environment. (Mar 2008)

Al Franken on Government Reform

• Congress needs watchdogs, not lapdogs. (Aug 2008)
• Investigate the misappropriation of billions on Iraq. (May 2008)

Al Franken on Gun Control

Al Franken on Health Care

• We need to go to universal health care. (May 2008)
• Address the quality and cost of care. (May 2008)
• Kids without health insurance grew to 8.3 million in 2005. (May 2008)
• Full funding for state-based coverage, but not single payer. (Mar 2008)
• Universal health care as soon as possible. (Mar 2008)

Al Franken on Homeland Security

• Fund UN Peace Operations in Darfur. (Sep 2008)
• Reduce our arsenal & abandon plans for new nuclear weapons. (Sep 2008)
• Reduce our arsenal & abandon plans for new nuclear weapons. (Sep 2008)
• Renew our commitment to our men and women in uniform. (Aug 2008)
• Investigate waste, fraud, & abuse in Iraq contracts. (Aug 2008)
• Better screenings for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. (May 2008)
• Respect the sacrifice made by military families. (May 2008)
• Do for the VA bureaucracy what we did for VA hospitals. (May 2008)
• Help veterans re-integrate into their communities. (May 2008)
• We must renew our commitment to our veterans. (May 2008)
• Create a new G.I. Bill to pay for 100% of college. (Mar 2008)

Al Franken on Immigration

• Support guest worker programs for seasonal jobs. (May 2008)
• Enforce immigration law at the worksite, not at the border. (Mar 2008)
• We need comprehensive immigration reform. (Mar 2008)

Al Franken on Jobs

• Preserve occupational safety and prevailing wage laws. (May 2008)
• I’m a member of four unions. (May 2008)
• A hard day’s work should earn a decent day’s pay. (May 2008)

Al Franken on Principles & Values

Al Franken on Social Security

• I’ll scream if Republicans ever try to privatize again. (Mar 2008)

Al Franken on Tax Reform

Al Franken on War & Peace

• Astounded anyone would still believe Iraq war is good idea. (Oct 2008)
• Build schools in Afghanistan to keep them from Al-Qaida. (Oct 2008)
• Keep our country safe; but Iraq was a mistake. (Sep 2008)
• Convince the Iraqi government that we’re leaving by leaving. (May 2008)
• The litany of mistakes in Iraq is endless. (May 2008)
• Start bringing our troops home from Iraq. (Mar 2008)

Al Franken on Welfare & Poverty

• Guarantee the retirement benefits our workers have earned. (May 2008)