Schumer Asks For Broadband Expansion In New York

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) asked Google CEO Eric Schmidt if would consider bringing the companies broadband project to his district in the Hudson Valley. (0:25)

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Franken Defends Not Using Stimulus Money To Fund Unemployment Extenders

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) tells reporters during a conference call on Tuesday that it would be a bad idea to use unobligated Recovery Act funds to pay for extending unemployment benefits to Americans. (:40)

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Health Care Reform Slowing Rise Of Insurance Rates, Says Sen. Franken

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) told reporters Friday that the rising cost of health care premiums does not mean that health care reform is not working.

“The purpose of this is to slow the growth. Premium rates are going to continue to go up, they are just not going to go up at the unsustainable pace they were,” Franken said. (0:49)
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Franken Calls For Judicial Restraint At Sotomayor Hearing

Newly sworn in Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) warns against the dangers of judicial activism during his introductory remarks during Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings on Monday. Franken suggests that in his opinion, the Supreme Court may have recently crossed its role with that of legislative branch in Congress. (0:29)
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Senator Franken Sworn Into Office By Biden

Vice President Joe Biden swore in Al Franken as the junior senator from Minnesota. Franken repeated the oath of office and was then congratulated by the Vice President (0:36)
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Franken Says He's Ready To Work

U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) says "I'm ready to work day and night to make sure that our kids have a great future and that America’s best days lay ahead." He says he's ready to get to work. (0:15)

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Franken Focuses On Being 2nd Senator From Minnesota, Not 60th Democrat In Senate

U.S. Senator-elect Al Franken (D-Minn.) comments on how his addition to the Senate will amount to 60 Democrats in the legislative body. However, he said he is focused on is "the number two” and primarily sees himself as the second Senator from the state of Minnesota. (0:12)

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Former GOP Rep. Says People Will Be Pleasantly Surprised By Franken

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) tells reporters about a comment made by former U.S. Rep. Vin Weber's (R-Minn.) on Senator-elect Al Franken (D-Minn.). Weber says people will be pleasantly surprised when they realize Franken is a "smart guy" who is serious about issues. (0:23)
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Congressman Sestak On Arlen Specter

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Regarding Arlen Specter changing parties, Congressman Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) said that it's better for the constituents of Pennsylvania to decide which candidate should win the primary. He feels like the Democratic National Party backing Specter may be giving him too much of an advantage in the Pennsylvania primary. President Barack Obama and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) have already committed to personally supporting Specter in his 2010 election. (00:47)
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