Minnesota Independent

Klobuchar missing from DOMA repeal bill

By Andy Birkey | 03.21.11 | 8:03 am

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is one of only two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee who have not signed on to a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, and that committee is only two votes away from passing the bill out of committee. Klobuchar and Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl are seen as the two key votes on the committee and both have said they haven’t decided which way they will vote when the bill is taken up in the coming weeks.

Franken co-sponsors bill to get unexamined rape kits tested

By Chris Steller | 11.06.09 | 11:43 am

U.S. Sen. Al Franken introduced legislation Thursday that would encourage states to examine untested rape kits for DNA evidence. The bill would also provide for more health workers trained to administer rape-kit exams, particularly for Native American women.

Klobuchar on board for Holder, not yet with Feinstein on waterboarding?

By Chris Steller | 01.28.09 | 10:17 am

Sen. Amy Klobuchar will support Eric Holder’s appointment as attorney general today. Now peace activists want to know whether she’ll also support a bill to restrict torture. Meanwhile, the House is set to vote today on its version of Klobuchar’s bill to delay the national conversion to HDTV.