You use this Committee to raise awareness about issues that otherwise might not get the attention they deserve.
Al Franken: “You use this Committee to raise awareness about issues that otherwise might not get the attention they deserve.”
On the recordDecember 11, 2012
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Franken acknowledges the committee's role in highlighting important issues.
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