Al Franken actually said...

Clearwater County, for example, had an average unemployment rate of over 19 percent in the first 5 months of 2009.

Franken provides a specific example of high unemployment in Minnesota.

07/21/2009

More Al Franken Quotes

No African-American member of the State Senate voted for the bill.

I believe our Nation deserves Justices on our Nation's highest court who appreciate that the right to vote is central in our democracy

I remain incredibly dissatisfied.

the Supreme Court's Shelby County decision gutted the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act.