Al Franken actually said...

I think the patient should affirmatively be given that information.

I'm not here to sit as judge or jury. I'm not here to resolve the dispute between Accretive and the attorney general.

I look forward to hearing from our experts about whether we need to strengthen the laws that protect us when we are at our most vulnerable.

I would find it absolutely abhorrent if any patients had been badgered by debt collectors in the emergency room.