Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is set to be the keynote speaker today at the annual fundraising luncheon held by NARAL Pro-Choice America in Washington, D.C. The luncheon marks the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
Franken headlining NARAL event
Recipient of reproductive rights cash, he'll speak at annual Roe V. Wade luncheon
By bobo vonste
February 2, 2010 at 2:32PM
Franken, who took considerable heat from women's rights advocates during the 2008 campaign for his often-crude jokes about women during his days as a satirist, nonetheless has reaped a windfall from groups that advocate for women's reproductive rights.
The Center for Responsive Politics reports that Franken raised more than $81,500 from those groups during his Senate campaign, making him the highest recipient of such cash of any congressional candidate. His haul ranked behind the campaigns of President Obama, Sen. Hillary CLinton and Sen. John McCain during the last election cycle.
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