Al Franken actually said...

"I want to make sure that the Department of Justice--make sure that conditions, merger conditions would actually have enough teeth and have a long enough life that they would really impose real conditi..."

"Clearly, this model worked by intervening early and minimizing more damage, and clearly we have a problem as long as any suicide is occurring among our youth."

"On behalf of the Minnesota tribes, I want to thank the Chairman for his leadership in getting the Indian Health Improvement Act included in the health reform law."

"We must learn from these tragedies. We must find models and fund programs that work to prevent suicide in Native communities."