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6. Can you please include a link to this clip in with your email

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 03:03 PM

Apr 2012

to Senator Franken when you contact him? If his purpose in making his pro child labor statement was not just to give lip service to the small proportion of his constituents who are involved in family farming, then I have real trouble trying to imagine how he could have said what he did in light of the blatant truth behind the wide spread matter of child labor abuse in agriculture in our country.

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Sen. Franken praises Labor Department for withdrawing new child labor rules [View all] Playinghardball Apr 2012 OP

Thank heaven we have Democrats to hold the line against regulation of child labor. enough Apr 2012 #1

This is a mixed bag for me. While I am sure Big Ag would use this law AllyCat Apr 2012 #2

I grew up detasseling corn and helping out on the farm. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2012 #3

There need to be good protections. MineralMan Apr 2012 #4

Can you please include a link to this clip in with your email left on green only Apr 2012 #6

DING!!! Well done! I want to read this several times for inspiration. And nostalgia. Zalatix Apr 2012 #11

Anyone who thinks for even a second that Franken speaks common sense needs to watch this clip left on green only Apr 2012 #5

I thought the family farm issue was misrepresented by the critics G_j Apr 2012 #8

There was an exemption for family farms and Franken should have known it. Link- Rose Siding Apr 2012 #12

What is Franken talking about, it is my understanding that family farms were exempt Taitertots Apr 2012 #7

Good for Franken. This silliness was nothing more than handing the GOP a gift to beat Democrats over apocalypsehow Apr 2012 #9

That was exempted in the proposed rules Rose Siding Apr 2012 #13

How about strengthening farming safety laws instead? Zalatix Apr 2012 #10