Al Franken actually said...

"I think there are benefits to our air. I think there are benefits in terms of the amount of carbon and in terms of greenhouse gases."

"I am concerned about undetected methane leaks. We cannot reduce our greenhouse gas emissions if we do not even know they are happening in the first place."

"We are trying to get the rest of the world to go along with us. My colleagues do not seem to recognize the seriousness of climate change, and that this is a global problem."

"I hate to dwell on this, Ms. Sgamma, but you're shaking your head on the Federal Government's role in fracking and in getting natural gas and oil out of shale, which we have seen do tremendous things."