Yesterday, after a long, hard fought campaign and nearly eight months of litigation and squabblimg over vote counting, Al Franken was finally sworn in as the newest U.S. senator representing Minnesota. Then in his very first official act,he signed on as co-sponsor of The Employee Free Choice Act!
Franken announces his co-sponsorship at a reception held in his honor last night at the AFL-CIO. Minnesota leaders like former Vice President Walter Mondale, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota AFL-CIO President Ray Waldron are on hand to join union members and leaders in welcoming him to Washington, D.C.
