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On the recordSeptember 24, 2013
Thank you, Senator Lee, for those kind words, although there seemed to be a lot of violence in them.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Al Franken humorously acknowledges Mike Lee's comments about Judge McHugh.

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