Friday, August 7, 2009 8:30 AM
Franken Lucks Out As Presiding Senator
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., during the Sotomayor hearings. (Credit: Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images)
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., was simply in the right spot at the right time. The most junior member of the Senate presided over the historic roll call vote of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation Thursday because it was part of his regular rotation, which happens to be on Thursdays, said a spokesman for Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
"It was an honor," Franken said soon after the vote. "It was definitely an honor." Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said that "he did a great job."
This was only the freshman's second time presiding over the chamber, according to Franken spokeswoman Jess McIntosh. While new senators get some run-throughs on the procedures, he did get plenty of help from the floor staff.
Franken lucked out on presiding over a historic vote -- both in substance but also in protocol. Apart from a few late-arrivers, all senators were seated at their desks as the roll call began, a rare occurrence that only happens for a handful of votes, including impeachment, high court nominations and other notable nominations such as that of Hillary Rodham Clinton for secretary of State.
So, what did Franken preside over his very first time? It was a debate on the highway trust fund extension, exactly one week ago.
JuniorJusticeKatie
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Justice Sotomayor's been back in the news recently. Actually, I just heard a quote from her about the difficulty of trying to maintain relationships while working on professional goals. Kinda funny actually. As for Senator Franken, he's been doing a pretty fair job as of late and making sure to hold his ground against some of the chamber stalwards; e.g. Senator McCain.
Anyway, to both of them, well done. They're keeping the drama in Washington a little perky.
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Masterluke
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Yes, it's indeed true that Justice Sotomayor's been very much back in the center of the news recently. In actual fact, I just heard a quote from her about the trickiness of attempting to regulate good relationships while working on multiple professional goals. I found the whole thing enlightening as the coupon comrade.
Kevin
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Al Franken cool dude if he managed to break out the chairman of the Senate.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
As for Senator Franken, who has been doing a very right in recent times and make sure they keep their ground against some of the stalwards camera, for example, Senator McCain
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Justice Sotomayor was a very solid choice, it must have been a real thrill for representative Franken to do the honors. Anyone know if Al actually cooks his own vegetarian dishes while traveling? I heard he has been leading the vegetarian lifestyle lately.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
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