Al Franken actually said...

"Based on Minnesota's experience, I introduced a bill that was ultimately included in the health reform requiring insurers to spend at least 80 in the small group and individual markets and 85 percent ..."

"We said that the rate of growth of premiums would go down."

"That's the whole purpose of the individual mandate, is so that we cover people with pre-existing conditions."

"This is part of the 7(a) process."