Al Franken actually said...

"The Shelby County majority suggested that discrimination at polls was no longer a problem."

"The argument that we should judge and are judging candidates solely based on their qualifications is betrayed by the fact that these are the same people who blocked Merrick Garland."

"I strongly believe that what happened to Merrick Garland was unfair and disgraceful."

"Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is no adequate substitute for the strong protections that had long been provided by the Section 5 preclearance provision"