Al Franken actually said...

"I wrote a letter to Secretary Sebelius 2 months ago expressing my concern about the number of waivers being approved."

"We said that the rate of growth of premiums would go down."

"Based on Minnesota's experience, I introduced a bill that was ultimately included in the health reform requiring insurers to spend at least 80 in the small group and individual markets and 85 percent ..."

"That's the whole purpose of the individual mandate, is so that we cover people with pre-existing conditions."