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Senator Al Franken's Public Statements on Trade

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
Feb. 19, 2013 Letter to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk - International Trade Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2013 Letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy - Great Lakes Recovery Post Hurricane Sandy Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2012 Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Klobuchar, Collins Urge Administration to Crack Down on Unfair Canadian Trade Practices in the Paper Market Washington, DC
May 22, 2012 Klobuchar, Franken, Peterson Announce Critical Trade Office Will Stay Open to Assist Local Minnesota Exporters Washington, DC
April 26, 2012 Letter to Messrs. Bernanke, Curry, Gensler, and Gruenberg, and Ms. Shapiro Washington, DC
Feb. 10, 2012 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Unknown
Dec. 8, 2011 Letter to Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative and Hilda Solis, Labor Secretary Washington, DC
Dec. 7, 2011 Letter to Gary Gensler, Mary Schapiro, Orlan Johnson, and James Giddens - Chairmen of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Investor Protection Corporation, and Trustee of MF Global Inc. Unknown
May 23, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack H. Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
May 23, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
April 15, 2011 Letter to Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative Ambassador Washington, DC
April 5, 2011 Letter to Deanna Tanner Okun, Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission Washington, DC
March 18, 2011 Letter To The Honorable Gary Gensler, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Unknown
Oct. 22, 2010 Franken Lauds USITC Vote Recognizing Unfair Trade Practices by China, Indonesia that Threaten MN Coated Paper Industry Unknown
Sept. 20, 2010 Franken Testifies Before U.S. International Trade Commission on Coated Paper Imports Unknown
March 12, 2010 Franken Concerned Over Expansion Of U.S.-New Zealand Dairy Trade Washington, DC
March 11, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative Washington, DC
Feb. 26, 2010 Franken Urges China to Reopen Pork Trade Washington, DC
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Veterans, Defense and Foreign Affairs - Trade - Agricultural Trade Unknown
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Veterans, Defense and Foreign Affairs - Trade Unknown
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Economy and Jobs - Trade Unknown
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Agriculture and Rural Issues - Trade and Country of Origin Labeling - Dairy COOL Unknown
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Agriculture and Rural Issues - Trade and Country of Origin Labeling - Agricultural Trade Unknown
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Agriculture and Rural Issues - Trade and Country of Origin Labeling Unknown

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