AgriNews: MMPA shares priorities during Franken visit

FAIRFAX, Minn.— Brad Nosbush gave U.S. Sen. Al Franken a private tour of his family’s dairy farm in Fairfax Aug. 24.

He wanted the senator to have a personal connection with the dairy industry while showing him the care they give to their cows and environment.

Hometown Source: Sen. Franken urges FCC to keep Internet free and open

Op. Edit. by Sen. Al Franken — If we learned that the government was planning to limit our First Amendment rights, we’d be outraged. Well our rights are under attack – not from the government but from corporations seeking to control the flow of information online.

I believe that net neutrality, preserving a free and open Internet, is the First Amendment issue of our time.

Huffington Post: Why Al Franken Was Right About Net Neutrality

Last week Senator Al Franken made an important speech, calling Internet neutrality “the First Amendment issue of our time.” If I had heard that claim a few years ago, I would have thought it verged on political hyperbole. But after reading the comments filed by major ISPs in the FCC’s net neutrality proceeding, I think Franken is right. For many members of Congress net neutrality isn’t a polling point heading into the November elections, but few other issues hold significance for the future of speech and the democratic exchange of ideas in this country.