Al Franken actually said...

"It is very important that the users of our services understand that we are stewards of their data, we hold it responsibly, we treat it with respect."

"There is no question that the American people need more information about these programs."

"Senator Franken's bill would take important steps to increase the transparency of government requests for information."

"If those had been required earlier, we would have found out 3 years earlier that Americans were unconstitutionally being surveilled and presumably would have put a stop to it."