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Al Franken: “I think we are all entitled to our opinions. But we arrive at opinions by looking at facts, and facts come from studies…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
I think we are all entitled to our opinions. But we arrive at opinions by looking at facts, and facts come from studies, not summaries and memoranda.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken stresses the importance of facts over summaries in forming opinions.

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