Al Franken

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  Pawlenty resigns from Romney campaign to lobby

  By AP Staff Writer  |  September 21, 2012

  The former Minnesota governor also rules out another run for the statehouse or senate in 2014.

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  H.R. 436: House Sends FSA Use-It-or-Lose-It Fix Bill to Harry Reid

  By Allison Bell  |  June 7, 2012

  The White House is threatening an Obama veto, but dozens of House Democrats voted to pass the bill.

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  H.R. 436: Obama, House Republicans Duel Over FSA Use-It-Or-Lose-It Bill

  By Allison Bell  |  June 7, 2012

  The White House says Obama would probably veto the bill, in part because of a PPACA tax credit clawback provision.

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  Minnesota Democrats Want to Repeal Medical Device Tax

  By Associated Press  |  June 5, 2012

  Republicans are hitching several FSA and HSA measures, including FSA "use it or lose it" repeal, to H.R. 436, a device tax killer bill.

• Medicare reform, the Democrats' way

  By Staff Writer  |  May 11, 2011

  Hoping to contrast sharply with the Republican plan to cut Medicare to help alleviate the deficit, the head of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Kent Conrad, is set to unveil a budget that would cut Medicare only modestly.

• New drug bill would save Medicare billions

  By Staff Writer  |  February 2, 2011

  Sen. Al Franken has introduced a bill which would cut prescription drug costs for seniors by giving the federal government the power to negotiate lower prices for Medicare beneficiaries.