Al Franken actually said...

"there is an actual cost to these taxpayer. Taxpayer money is at risk because of global climate change."

"we should not ever put tax dollars at risk."

"So, we want to be competitive in these technologies, which are clearly going to be an enormous part of our economy, and of the world economy, and the world energy economy, right?"

"I think it is absolutely crucial for all kinds of reasons that we invest in clean and renewable energy for obvious reasons, for economic reasons, for climate reasons."