Al Franken actually said...

As a society, it is wrong for us to expect people with devastating diseases to fund the search for their treatments.

the rare disease community has always taken a pro-active approach towards rare disease research and the development of orphan therapeutics.

the probable benefit to health from using the device outweighs the risk of injury or illness from its use.

Thank you for holding today's hearing on this important issue to seniors in Minnesota and across the country.