Honorable Al Franken
United States Senator, Minnesota, Democrat
Senator Franken was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2008. He serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee. The following is excerpted from Senator Franken’s August 4, 2010, remarks during debate on confirmation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. Above the entrance of the U.S. Supreme Court are four words, and four words only: “Equal Justice Under Law.” I rise today to support the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. But I also rise today to put General Kagan’s nomination in the context of the…
