Al Franken actually said...

"It is no secret that climate change has strong, well-established connections to invasive species on land and in water."

"Efficiently leveraging our resources to combat invasive species is critical with an eye toward eradication and long-term control."

"NEPA is a very important process, but when the process gets in the way of biology that's very difficult to accept."

"They cost the United States billions of dollars in damages each year, some research suggests over $120 billion."