Al Franken actually said...

"When we are done, America will be the first nation on earth to have full-fledged facilities-based telephone competition everywhere. We will achieve the vision of the two-wired world."

"Well, let us ask Professor Wu. Have you thought about it?"

"This is a pretty large increase. That is more than three times the rate of inflation."

"Here is a very, very, very profitable industry and yet this $45 million program is being footed by the taxpayers."