Al Franken actually said...

"I say this as background so that you understand my inherent distrust of NBC's and Comcast's promises."

"So my question is: In a merger transaction involving cable companies, how do you analyze whether consumers' cable bills are actually likely to go up?"

"It matters who runs the media companies. The media are our source of information."

"It is a problem when the same company produces the programs and runs the pipes that bring us those programs."