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Senator Al Franken's Public Statements on Environment

Al Franken
Full Name: Al Franken
Office: U.S. Senate (MN) - Jr, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Franni; 2 Children: Thomasin, Joe
Birth Date: 05/21/1951
Birth Place: New York, NY
Religion: Jewish

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April 30, 2013 Letter to Acting U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Demetrios Marantis and Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce Rebecca Blank - Requesting Scrutiny of European Commission Ethanol Imports Decision Washington, DC
April 22, 2013 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 --Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
April 11, 2013 Sen. Franken Introduces Bill to Protect Consumers from Potentially Harmful Chemicals in their Homes Unknown
March 23, 2013 Sen. Franken: Senate-Passed Budget Plan Reins in Spending, Grows Minnesota's Economy Unknown
March 20, 2013 Sen. Franken Makes Progress on Lewis & Clark Water Project in Senate Budget Unknown
March 5, 2013 Letter to Acting Secretary Wolin and Acting Commissioner Miller - Alternative Energy Tax Credits Unknown
Feb. 20, 2013 Letter to Acting Administrator Perciasepe - Environmental Health Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2013 Klobuchar, Franken, Ellison, Paulsen, Walz, Nolan Introduce Legislation To Fight Spread Of Asian Carp Washington, DC
Dec. 7, 2012 Letter to Mr. Jeffrey D. Zients Washington, DC
Nov. 30, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
Oct. 4, 2012 EPA Awards Grant to Protect Women and Children from Mercury in Lake Superior Fish Chicago, IL
Sept. 6, 2012 Letter to Mr. James Hess, Bureau of Reclamation Unknown
July 9, 2012 Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Washington, DC
June 13, 2012 Landmark Bill Cracking Down on Waste, Fraud in Wartime Contracting Gains Bipartisan Support Washington, DC
May 11, 2012 Letter to Senate Conferees Unknown
May 9, 2012 Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Washington, DC
April 26, 2011 What Minnesota Knows About Clean Energy (And How We Can Explain It To Washington) Unknown
March 30, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, and Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States Washington, DC
Feb. 16, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Lisa Jackson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Washington, DC
March 6, 2010 Saint Cloud Times: Obama Officials Praise Faribault Company for Environmentally Sound Aims Washington, DC
Dec. 18, 2009 Letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad W. Allen and Fish & Wildlife Service Director Sam D. Hamilton Washington, DC
July 24, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC

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