Al Franken actually said...

We have a health care system that is among the most expensive per patient in the world.

I visited many hospitals across Minnesota, and as far as I'm concerned, we deliver some of the best health care, if not the best health care...

I think that should be the norm. This is Minnesota. People in Minnesota are good at their jobs, and we are nothing if not nice.

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