Al Franken actually said...

"I believe it is our job to go to our caucuses and tell them because we are the only ones that hear this testimony from Indian Country about our Native people."

"The epidemic is very much tied to the poor housing, poor health care, the job situation and sense of hopelessness that the people get when they live in those conditions."

"It is drafty, it is cold and structurally it is not sound enough so that if the wind blows hard, they have to leave the school."

"I am going to do everything to make sure that Congress appropriates funding in this bill because it has a lot of allies."