Al Franken actually said...

"It would help gain trust."

"I want to keep a lot of people to understand that these are essential in these clean energy technologies and that's why I'm proud to be a sponsor of the Chairman and Ranking Member's bill."

"That continuity--especially when it might be a teacher or a counselor or someone else who is the one adult who is being constant in their life. That is just so important."

"It's important to keep them in the same school, or give them that option, because, very often, the one constant in their lives is the school."