Republicans Hold Firm to Block Seating of Franken

• By David M. Drucker and Shira Toeplitz
• Roll Call Staff
• April 14, 2009, 2:11 p.m.

As former Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and comedian Al Franken (D) continued to argue Tuesday over Minnesota’s Senate seat, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) reaffirmed the GOP Conference’s commitment to filibustering any Democratic attempt to seat Franken.