MPR: Franken's first year in review

[SomeGuyInEagan]

"Looking back at Franken's first year as senator
by Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio
July 6, 2010"

From the story:

"Franken's first legislative success was the creation of a pilot program that pairs service dogs with veterans.

Since taking office, he's introduced 23 pieces of legislation. Six have become law and most of them with Republican support. He also sponsored an amendment banning federal funding for defense contractors who force employees into arbitration in cases of rape and harassment allegations.

On health care reform, Franken won passage of a measure capping the percentage of health insurance premiums that can be spent on administrative costs and marketing.

The Senate also passed a Franken amendment that would establish an independent board to assign credit rating companies to evaluate securities to address conflict of interest issues between financial service companies and rating agencies."

Sounds like a very good first year to me. Thanks, Al.

Entire story (text and audio) at:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/07/02/franken-year-one/

[Angry Dragon]

1. What kind of year did Klobuchar have??

[dflprincess]

2. Franken has done more in one year

than Klobuchar has in 3-1/2.

[Spike from MN]

4. Oh c'mon now.

How can you say that? After all, Amy's photo-ops have to count for something.

And ya gotta admit, she's done a pretty good job of not taking a stand on anything AND keeping her corporate masters happy so hey, there's always that.

[CatholicEdHead]

3. Notice the dead quite from the GOP towards Franken

His record cannot be spun. Franken is being very responsible as Senator and there is nothing to complain about.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. The online reaction to the Strib report on Franken's first year

shows that he has more fans than detractors. The predictable righties were resorting to all their predictable rightie tactics of quoting their favorite radio squawkers verbatim (only misspelled) and thinking that they're being witty.

[CatholicEdHead]

6. This story probably also pushed Pawlenty's latest comments

about the supposedly felon voters. That somehow they can still try to put Coleman in the Senator's seat. :crazy: