Al Franken actually said...

"Historically, the reason why, in fact, we allowed hospitals and other organizations to have a charitable status is because we had sick people."

"the privacy of patients' health information is critical, because otherwise patients would not have candid conversations with health care providers."

"It sounds like you're saying that the law is clear enough to hold bad actors accountable?"

"If people don't trust that their information is going to be secure, they'll be less likely to give out personal information."