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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced Thursday, July 15 that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved their request for nearly $4 million in federal funding for military construction for the Minnesota National Guard.

Demonstrating their continued commitment to Minnesota's citizen soldiers, Sens. Klobuchar and Franken requested that the funds be appropriated in the fiscal year 2011 Military Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs...

With millions of baby boomers beginning to retire next year, U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced today that his staff will be in Alexandria on Friday, July 16. Franken's staff will meet with area seniors about the unique challenges they face in their retirement years.

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Federal regulators are looking into the growing use of arrest warrants in Minnesota over unpaid debts, following a Star Tribune investigation and a letter calling attention to the practice from Sen. Al Franken.

A staff attorney with the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday the agency is trying to determine why debtors are being jailed in this state, and if they have been notified properly of any debt collection claims made against them in court. The agency said it was responding to a letter ...

In Wednesday's morning Senate session, Al Franken took the floor and spoke on the upcoming unemployment extension bill vote.

He spent some minutes discussing the events that led up to the current economic crisis. He spoke about the Republicans hollow excuses for not passing the unemployment bill.

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WASHINGTON — The last hurdle between the Wall Street reform bill and President Obama's signing pen has been cleared. Now, it's just a matter of time.

The Senate agreed to the conference report on a 60-39 vote today. Both Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken voted yes, as expected.

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One man can't get a ride to the doctor. Another steals food from his workplace refrigerator.

"If I can't keep them fed, if I can't keep them healthy, I can't keep them working," said Rachel Cobenais, the employment and training coordinator for Experience Works, which provides training and employment opportunities for low-income older people.

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WILLMAR — Staff with Sen. Al Franken's office will visit Willmar Thursday to hear from the area's senior population about the issues they face.

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Senator Franken is working on re-authorizing the Older American's Act.Members of Franken's team will be out all across the state beginning this week to meet with senior citizens about their concerns.Sen. Al Franken says, "We know that seniors in Minnesota have a lot of needs and we wanna hear from them about retirement security, about staying in their homes….

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Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced his staff will be in Brainerd at 2 p.m. July 16 at the Lakes Area Senior Center, 803 Kingwood St., Brainerd to meet with area senior citizens about the unique challenges they face in their retirement years.

Franken said the input from Minnesotans at these meetings will be valuable as the Senate takes up the Older Americans Act next year.

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