Senators celebrate behind-the-scenes bipartisan holiday tradition

WASHINGTON (MEDIA MEDIA) — U.S. senators make it to the front pages through filibusters and searing rhetoric, but a little-known holiday tradition quietly unites the nation’s top lawmakers behind the scenes in Washington.
It’s the brainchild of Minnesota Sen. Al Franken.
“In grade school, we did a Secret Santa and I think the teachers wanted to make sure that every kid got a present,” Franken explained.
Six years ago, the SNL comedian turned serious politician decid