Al Franken actually said...

"Americans basically distrust executive power, and if they are not given enough information to make a decision for themselves about the legitimacy of things, then they will assume that the power is bei..."

"We do believe that if done right, flexible and, you know, including a lot of efficiencies, can be done in ways that will actually help the economy rather than hurt the economy."

"Oh, I see what you're saying."

"That's a very important crisis right now."