Al Franken actually said...

"I just want to make sure that when we are doing our trade agreements and talking to our trading partners, that we have the leverage to be able to make that happen."

"I am extremely concerned about Net neutrality."

"The way they would spend less money is to pay less for care and give shorter hours to the people taking care of those most vulnerable of our citizens."

"What I found out about it was that they were de-funding programs and that private operators of group homes were taking over, and that they were spending less money."