Some Lawmakers Asking Franken to Reconsider Resigning from Senate
Congressman Peterson said he would have preferred that the Ethics Committee looked into the matter and released a report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Collin Peterson is joining the chorus of people suggesting that Sen. Al Franken acted too quickly when he announced his plans to resign. Franken announced that he plans to leave the Senate after several Democratic colleagues urged him to step down amid accusations of inappropriately touching women. Since then, some of those senators have asked…