Al Franken actually said...

"I would like to see and I think this is an opportunity for helping to pay for the removal of hazardous fuels."

"I think we all agree with that, and it still is and will be for quite a while."

"It just seems like three quarters of all mining, of all coal miners, would be displaced by this rule."

"This is a very serious issue that we are looking very closely at now in the Department."