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Wants
to put two billion dollars into Minnesota's schools instead
of further tax cuts for the top 1% of incomes. |
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Saved
consumers hundreds of millions by stopping last-minute
back-door efforts by drug companies to extend their exclusive
patents. |
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Saying
no to privatizing social security. |
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Teamed
up with Republicans and got things done for Minnesotans
on worker training, mental health parity, domestic violence,
Parkinson's research, anti-sex trafficking, and training
teachers. |
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Helped
strengthen and pass the McCain-Feingold campaign finance
reform bill, and passed laws banning gifts to members
of Congress and better regulating lobbyists. |
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Passed
strong, Minnesota-friendly farm bill with Wellstone-written
amendments that reduced the advantages of corporate agribusiness
and moved the focus back to family farms. |
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Twice
led the fight to stop Big Oil from drilling in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge. |
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A
champion on veterans' issues, he recently wrote and passed
the Homeless Veterans Assistance Act. |
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Taking
on the insurance industry lobby to pass a strong Patients'
Bill of Rights and a decent prescription drug benefit. |
