Al defined the issues of the campaign at our Rally for Change at the Capitol. And Brad Swenson from the Bemidji Pioneer was on hand to report.

“Instead of just thinking about the next quarter, we can think about the next quarter century,” Franken said. “We can end the Bush War on Science, and make permanent the research and development tax credit, so that the next great idea comes from right here in Minnesota. We can invest in early childhood education, to give every child a fair chance to succeed in this new century. And we can replace our cowboy foreign policy with one that engages our allies and addresses global challenges, instead of just
responding to threats.”

Among campaign promises, Franken said he would call for a freeze on home mortgage foreclosures, fully fund the Veterans Administration “so that every vet can have access to full physical, mental and long-term care for life,” support a new G.I. Bill for education, raise the minimum wage and support the Employee Free Choice Act and end the war in Iraq “quickly and responsibly, and bring our troops home.”

His cornerstone, Franken said, is universal health care. “Instead of being last in the industrialized world in preventive health care, instead of bankrupting our families and our nation with escalating health care costs, we can have universal health care and join the community of nations that covers every citizen,” he said.

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