Al Franken's Blog, page 119

January 24, 2011

Star News: Franken drawn to Magnet

U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., toured the Salk Pre-engineering Magnet School on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

He's touting STEM schools — those that focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — as one of the directions he would like to see the United States take to compete better in the global economy.

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Published on January 24, 2011 10:00

Daily Finance: Will Comcast Pull NBC Universal Shows from Netflix?

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., this week warned that Comcast (CMCSA) may pull NBC Universal programming from Netflix (NFLX) when the agreement is next up for renewal, Ars Technica reported. Franken opposed the Comcast-NBC Universal merger, which federal regulators approved earlier this week.

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Published on January 24, 2011 09:58

Northland's NewsCenter: Senator Al Franken Defends Health Care Reform

DULUTH, MN (Northland's Newscenter)—The decision by the U.S House of Representatives to repeal the Health Care Reform Act has left the nation and state in debate about the future of health care.

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Published on January 24, 2011 09:57

WDIO: Franken Talks Health Care in Duluth

Minnesota Senator Al Franken was in Duluth Saturday to discuss why he opposes a repeal of the health care bill.

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Published on January 24, 2011 09:54

12 Fox: Minnesota Gets Biofuel Expansion Grant

Seven Minnesota biofuel producers will receive nearly 750-thousand dollars in federal grants to expand advanced biofuel production. The money will come from the agriculture department's bioenergy program for advanced biofuels. Senator Al Franken says the funds will allow the state's biofuel producers to expand, create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign oil. Most of the total is going to minnesota soybean processors.

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Published on January 24, 2011 09:53

Public News Service: Minnesota Producers Receive $748k to Develop Next Generation of Biofuels

ST. PAUL, Minn. – U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn) has announced that seven Minnesota biofuel producers will receive nearly $748,000 to expand advanced biofuel production. Franken says the funding will help create jobs, reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil and take the country into the next generation of biofuels. He sees Minnesota's leadership with corn ethanol as a great transition point.

"It's good for Minnesota, it's good for corn producers, it's good for our balance of trade on fuel. There are all kinds of good reasons for corn ethanol, but we're trying to transition to cellulosic and other, more advanced, biofuels. That's what this funding is about."

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Published on January 24, 2011 09:44

KTTC: 7 Minn. biofuel producers get $750K in grants

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Seven Minnesota biofuel producers will be receiving nearly $748,000 in federal grants to expand advanced biofuel production.

The money will come from the Agriculture Department's Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels.

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Published on January 24, 2011 09:42

January 21, 2011

PC Mag: Franken: Net Neutrality, Comcast-NBC Deal Threaten the Web

Minnesota Sen. Al Franken this week lashed out against two issues he said are a major threat to the openness of the Internet: the FCC's recent net neutrality rules and the Comcast-NBC Universal deal.

"I believe we are facing and will continue to face a growing threat of corporate control on the flow of information in our country," Franken said this week at the second Netroots Nation MN Conference.

One of those threats, he said, are the FCC's net neutrality rules, which were approved in late December.

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Published on January 21, 2011 10:09

The Inquisitr: Senator Franken: Comcast deal bad for consumers and the Internet

Throughout his tenure as a senator Al Franken has made media consolidation and network neutrality his signature platforms and he definitely isn't happy with the Comcast and NBC deal, which passed through the FCC and DoJ yesterday.

During his speech, which was happening at the same time that the FCC announcement approving the deal was made, Senator Franken said among other things that the decision "will create essentially two Internets." He also believes that we will see a direct move by the combined company to try and shut down Netflix.

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Published on January 21, 2011 10:00