Al Franken actually said...

I'm proud that many humanitarian-use devices have been generated by companies with Minnesota ties.

As a society, it is wrong for us to expect people with devastating diseases to fund the search for their treatments.

the rare disease community has always taken a pro-active approach towards rare disease research and the development of orphan therapeutics.

the probable benefit to health from using the device outweighs the risk of injury or illness from its use.