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Jul 1, 2009 8:29 am US/Central

Franken: Affordable Health Care Is Priority

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ST. PAUL (AP) ― With the drawn-out Senate race behind him, Al Franken says he's looking forward to getting to work in Washington -- and one of his first priorities will be affordable health care.

Franken made the comments Wednesday in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio, a day after he was certified as the winner of the U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman.

Franken says he's inclined to support a public health care plan, but he's going to see what unfolds in Washington. He also spoke about his expectation to be on the Judiciary Committee, where he would play a role in the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

Franken says he wants to ask Sotomayor about campaign finance reform.

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Democratic leader Harry Reid said Franken could be sworn in early next week, entering as the Senate's most junior member. Franken said he'll ask a deeply divided Minnesota to judge him by his actions.

"I won by 312 votes. So I really have to earn the trust of people who didn't vote for me," he said.



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