Al Franken actually said...

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

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

"I think that we have to rethink our entire energy portfolio and what we are doing to drive the demand for oil."