Al Franken actually said...

"Congratulations, Ranking Member Paul--who is my mentee--did you know that? In the Senatorial mentor program."

"Basically, we need a--the feeling is that, and I think Mr. Tomten would agree, that a new bridge is needed."

"We want to preserve this act, and we want to preserve the intent that Senators Mondale and Gaylord Nelson had."

"I just want to say that."