Al Franken actually said...

"I would urge all of us who have this enormous responsibility to reauthorize this act, all of us on this committee to work in a culture rooted in passion, accountability, leadership, and teamwork."

"Economic development has got to be the answer."

"the cause of these brownouts and the extra charges to the State of California was not caused by regulation, but was caused by companies like Enron ripping Granny off?"

"your example is almost a perfect example of why we need regulation, not why we were suffering from too much regulation."