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In reply to the discussion: Fuck. This. Shit. [View all]PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)Maybe I'm wrong, but I seriously don't see Al being a horrible creep. People are a sum of their parts. Franken has been an incredible ally to women. Especially victims of sexual and domestic violence.
In 2009, Franken introduced a provision to the next years defense appropriations bill that banned federal funding for defense contractors who forced employees to mandatory binding arbitration in the case of rape, assault, wrongful imprisonment, harassment, and discrimination."
In 2011, he joined other Dem senators to introduce the Arbitration Fairness Act (he reintroduced the bill in 2015) to eliminate forced arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, and civil rights cases. Such clauses often apply to employees alleging workplace harassment.
In 2012, he supported the Violence Against Women Act, saying "The VAWA reauthorization bill is another step toward a more just society as Sheila [Wellstone] described it, Franken said. And I look forward to it becoming law.
October 2017 Franken pushed a bill to establish federal funding to train first responders and members of law enforcement in interviewing possible survivors of sexual assault.Franken sponsored the legislation after a former intern raped a 19-year-old university student, Abby Honold, who reached out to Frankens office to discuss the subject.